Posted in Questions on August 29th, 2007 No Comments »
A lot of younger people who feel a call to ministry or who are receiving ministerial training have started recognizing that they deeply want to serve God… just not in church.
Many students…know firsthand about forced termination of church staff, conflict within congregations and a perceived lack of respect for church leaders…. “I see a high […]
Posted in Bible thoughts on August 29th, 2007 No Comments »
The end of Genesis 1 rubs me the wrong way. Here’s the thing: I really like animals. Whenever I meet an animal, I think, “They seem nice. Maybe we could be friends.” It’s because of my affinity for animals that the verses at the end of Genesis 1 furrow my brow.
Posted in Disconnected! on August 27th, 2007 No Comments »
What would you do if you came home and found out somebody had put a church in your front yard? When it happened to a Bosnian woman, she’s fought for years to get it removed so she can have her garden back. (Insert inappropriate joke here about planting a church in a garden.)
It doesn’t bother […]
Posted in Bible thoughts on August 25th, 2007 No Comments »
You can never read the Bible enough, right? Right! So I figured I would start “in the beginning.” I read part of Genesis 1 today, and it really is a beautiful passage. The words it uses to describe awe-inspiring acts of creation are simple, yet the imagery is immensely powerful.
Verse 2 paints a rich picture […]
Posted in Questions on August 24th, 2007 2 Comments »
If you’d think anyone would have a solid, totally assured faith, it would be Mother Teresa–one of the godliest people that has ever lived. Turns out, she had doubts just like the rest of us. Here’s an excerpt from an article about the new book of her collected letters:
Three months before she accepted her Nobel […]
Posted in Whatever on August 17th, 2007 No Comments »
I thought it was about time for a new edition of Loose Connections. Here’s are the links I came up with.
I never thought I’d get vertigo on the Internet. I was wrong.
This photo is a just a bit surreal and totally unexpected for some reason. It did, however, remind me of this clever song by […]
Posted in Connectivity on August 6th, 2007 4 Comments »
Welcome to the seventh Christian Reconciliation Carnival. For your dining pleasure, the contributors to this month’s Carnival have provided a sumptuous feast to satisfy both mind and spirit. Bon appétit!