Forgiving debt
I don’t usually draw attention to the sermon from the previous Sunday and advise folks who weren’t present to definitely read or hear it online – but that’s what I’m doing here. If you weren’t in church on Sunday, you should catch the sermon. The reason isn’t so much that…
Spirited community
The CMC Annual Report landed in your email inbox last Friday, April 17 – and I know you’ve all read it multiple times. I read through it this morning, noting the happy coincidence of it being Earth Day. Although congregations are organizations, some folks suggest it’s more helpful to think…
Being resurrected
Three things for this week’s blog: 1) A brief reflection on spring/resurrection. 2) CMC in the news. 3) Quarterly Sabbath Weekend note. ———————————– When spring is, finally, in full motion, one might be tempted to panic. Life is pushing out everywhere, some grand revelation is underway, and my blurred eyes…
Phloem and Xylem: Being resurrected
Three things for this week’s blog: 1) A brief reflection on spring/resurrection. 2) CMC in the news. 3) Quarterly Sabbath Weekend note. ———————————– When spring is, finally, in full motion, one might be tempted to panic. Life is pushing out everywhere, some grand revelation is underway, and my blurred eyes…
Practice Resurrection
Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction. Practice resurrection. Last year about this time I had a conversation with a pastor friend from Virginia. He noted that his congregation had decided to carry the theme of resurrection all the way through…
