Category: Church
Pastor Inqvist’s Trip to Orlando
Thanks Brian Mclaren for this link. 2 really good videos in a row.
Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) Response to Conditional Use of “Allah”
The Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) welcomes the confirmation by the Government of Malaysia that the word “Allah” may be used by a religion other than Islam. This is implicit in the Internal Security (Prohibition On Use of Specific Words on Document and Publication) Order 2009, (“Order”) made pursuant to Section 22(1)(c) of the…
40 Days: Walking with Jesus in Lent
THE GOAL OF LENT is not to make a plan for change and follow it to the letter. Rather, the goal is to make a change that sinks deeply into life, drawing us closer to self, others, and God. Lent is about intentionally opening ourselves, preparing to receive God’s goodness. – Sarah Parsons A Clearing…
Ash Wednesday: Where we belong
THE ASH WEDNESDAY shadow on the wall, cast by my own solidity blocking light, generates deep penitence and at the same time a yearning for the “new and right spirit” that God gives. We do not search out our sinfulness in order to indulge in feeling bad but to set ourselves on the path of…
Ash Wednesday: The Beginning of Lent
(Music by Joseph Arthur. Cartoons by Si Smith) We have so much fear in all of us. In the secret places of our hearts, Only God and we know what is going on there. Sometimes, we don’t even know ourselves But we only know fear. The fear of sin taking over our lives. The fear…
Random Links 311 (“Shrove Tuesday” Edition)
Mondays with Mark I thought the relation between anger and depression was insightful. The bottom line is that the catalyst for both anger and depression is often the hurts we experience at a very deep level…experiencing feelings of being misunderstood, rejected, unimportant, powerless, and even unlovable. Out of those feelings (and the thoughts that led…
The Feast of Martin Luther, Reformer
Bob Kee reminded me today of Brother Martin’s feast. Prost! The Collect O God, our refuge and our strength: You raised up your servant Martin Luther to reform and renew your Church in the light of your word. Defend and purify the Church in our own day and grant that, through faith, we may…
Peter Rollins: Explaining Emerging Churches and much more!
Pete Rollins has emerged as an important voice in the whole conversation, not only bringing a fresh accent literally 🙂 philosophically, and theologically, he’s also bringing a passion, authenticity and insight which broadens and challenges the conversation thus far. He says on his blog, “My primary philosophical interests lie in the area of continental philosophy…
What is emerging church?
Whether you want to use the label “emerging church” or not, I think many of us can relate to what is said by everyone in these 2 videos. Of course, a lot of what is said opens up conversations that lead to deeper thinking on embedded assumptions and paradigms of theology and practices of ministry….