Everyday Christianity
If worship is an act of religious devotion in response to God, then the opportunity to worship exists far beyond the walls of our church buildings. The very way we live our lives is worship. How does that inform the choices we make? How do we respond to God’s grace in our daily lives?
Puzzling It Out
The language we use, based on our Christian perspectives, can be a puzzle to some folks. Our liturgies are full of language and traditions that many may not know or understand, and I think we need to recognize how these may seem to others. Continue reading
The Little Things
We need to be careful, and intentional, in how we interact with folks. The big things we do will be remembered – but so will the little things. Ideally, our actions – no matter how little or how big – will bring a smile to their face – truly a little thing that means a lot. Continue reading
Laying Fallow
Letting land lie fallow is a tried and true methodology. It benefits the soil for long term use and support, it benefits the future growth. It’s a good thing. Maybe the church could learn from it. Continue reading
Best Laid Plans
A change of plans isn’t necessarily a bad thing, just a different thing – a different way to see and follow the light of Christ revealed into this dark world. Continue reading
New Year’s Resolutions
This New Year, I pray we will all take the time and effort to combine our looking back at the past year with the plans for the coming year, so that 2014’s ‘resolutions’ will be fruitful for us and for the world – for the love of God. Continue reading
Adaptability
Sometimes being adaptable enough to make a minor adjustment can mean the difference between welcoming a new member or inadvertently denying them a worshiping community Continue reading
The Abundance of Advent
For many, Advent is a time of abundance when we purchase special items. However, an ever-increasing number of people are not blessed with enough, let alone an abundance. This Christmas, sharing our abundance with others is a way to delight in the abundant life promised by the Christ whose birth we prepare to celebrate. Continue reading
“Can I ask you a question?”
A random encounter, a random question, led to a conversation that reminded me how sometimes an interruption is actually an opportunity to connect with another child of God. Continue reading
The Story of Advent
When we tell a story, we make it our own. It becomes part of who we are at that moment, it becomes part of a shared history. As such, our story of Advent can be whatever we choose for it to be. We are challenged to be intentional about our choices, recognizing how everything we say and do becomes part of our own story of Advent. Continue reading
