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August 17, 2015
Towards vulnerability and transformation in the church More than playing churchHow our institutional language and attitudes trivialize new church developments by Mihee Kim-Kort Children come running at us clapping and shout-singing like my 4-year-olds but enunciating a lot more clearly: G-O-O-D M-O-R-N-I-N-G, GOOD MORNING (WOOT WOOT) GOOD MORNING (WOOT WOOT). They lead us into… Read more »
August 14, 2015
You can take the pastor out of the church, but you can’t take the Church out of the pastor. The conscience of law enforcementCan the church become a bridge between the police and the community? by Derrick L. Weston There have been an appalling number of people killed by police this year. Sam Dubose… Read more »
August 13, 2015
If not now, when? Sacred commutingI am about to do a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? —Isaiah 43:19 by Rose Niles In our ancient dreamLet’s make spirit space whereWay stations happenAs hospitalityIncubators, whereAcceleratorsBirth new things toBe characteristicallyStartlinglypredictableEager for GodlyAmazement In continuous patternsLike trains pulling intoThe stationDrop offPick upThen… Read more »
August 12, 2015
Playing beyond the boundaries in hopes of finding God and inspiration Preaching about mental illness Being vulnerable and breaking the stigma by Adam Walker Cleaveland According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in four Americans experience mental illness in a given year. The average size of a Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregation is… Read more »
August 11, 2015
A space for a contemporary woman disciple to give voice to justice concerns in a world where some still think that women’s words are just leros (Greek for “nonsense”) or, in Spanish, disparates Wisdom buildsA reflection and confession based on Proverbs 9:1–6 by Magdalena I. García Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn… Read more »
August 10, 2015
A white man’s frank and repentant exploration of how racism finds a home in white folks’ souls. Tell the story Learning to hear the collective witness of black brothers and sisters in Christ by Jeffrey A Schooley I want to begin with a proposition: (1) Evil prefers to hide from view. (2) Systemic racism… Read more »
August 6, 2015
Stories of mustard seeds and mountains Feels like homeThinking we’ve failed because our church is small by Sue Washburn The church smelled like home. As I walked through the door to be interviewed for a ministry job in a small town in Pennsylvania, I was transported back to my own childhood in church. The… Read more »
August 5, 2015
Seeing without categorizing Drought dominoesWhat growing a garden in drought-stricken California has to do with the church by Anita Coleman The Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your needs in parched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water whose waters never… Read more »
August 4, 2015
A space for a contemporary woman disciple to give voice to justice concerns in a world where some still think that women’s words are just leros (Greek for “nonsense”) or, in Spanish, disparates God grievesA reflection and confession based on Ephesians 4:25–5:2 by Magdalena I. García And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of… Read more »
August 3, 2015
Redefining where and when church happens Emptying outThe un-mastered art of letting go of expectations by Mieke Vandersall I know that for some this may border on heresy, but I have to be honest: I’m not a big fan of the labyrinth. For those who aren’t familiar, a prayer labyrinth is a single, purposeful… Read more »
