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…
Peace on My Mind
This past Monday I had the opportunity to attend the Student Peace Conference at OSU. It was a really nice event, and it was exciting to see so many young people interested in learning about peacemaking. There was not much sustained conversation about any one topic, but I thought I…
Faces and names
So you’ve been talking with or saying hello to that person at church for months, or years, and you appreciate the relationship. There’s just one thing slightly uncomfortable about it. You have no clue what their name is, and now it’s to the point where it’s embarrassing to ask. I…
