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Social Media as Community

Often, students “do community” via social networking using the same content but different methods as they did when I was in school: they share ideas, plan projects, and exchange movies or recipes. They create insiders and outsiders (as every community does). Continue reading

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When God is up to Something New

I could spend a lot of time worrying about the changing demographics at the college and fretting about the low numbers showing up for prayer, but I might not notice when God shows up. Continue reading

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April 28, 2013 Fifth Sunday of Easter

Our lections for this week feel like we are building to a climax. The phrase that sums up this week for me is, “We’re not in Kansas any more.” Continue reading

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From the web: 8 Things the Churches Could Learn From the collapse of HMV

An article came across my desk this morning which has been passing around my friends on Facebook, and I think it is interesting enough to share. Continue reading

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Is it time for a change?

I’ll be the first to admit that it isn’t always easy to make changes in the church. We Anglicans tend to hold onto our traditions tenaciously. It takes courage to step out and try something completely new. Still when we see that something isn’t working the way it once did, maybe we need to take a deep breath and consider changing. Perhaps it is time to ask some important questions Continue reading

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Electronic super highways and the sacred rite of book hunting

Don’t get me wrong: my library is populated with shelves of useful and necessary materials passed on by others. But you know, after the first few book loads, I realized that I couldn’t use many of the books. The world had changed. Continue reading

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