Crooked timber marriages
I’ve been noticing a lot of wedding anniversaries within CMC recently. June is a good time to get married, and Abbie and I have been a part of that club for 13 years now. On Tuesday David Brooks wrote a lovely Op-Ed in the NY Times called “Rhapsody in Realism,…
Church amidst differences
We had a nice vacation with Abbie’s family in the Smokey Mountains of Tennessee. A highlight: having childcare back at the cabin while Abbie and I hiked to a waterfall and old growth part of the national forest. I’m writing this from the basement of the church where I was…
Softball formation
School’s out, summer has begun, and Eve has started softball practice. With baseball having been a significant part of my life from an early age, I can’t help but be involved as an assistant coach. Isn’t the standard progression of childhood development sit up, crawl, walk, run around the bases? …
Final 12 Scriptures
And the winners are… Our 12 Scriptures have been finalized. Thanks to all who submitted lists, and to the group that helped collect, group, tally, and discern (it’s not as easy as it may seem). The list of the “Troubling 6” is still being worked on. I’ve listed the 12…
Spiritual but not religious
For Sunday’s sermon I’ll be interviewing CMCer and MTSO seminary professor Linda Mercadante. For the last five years she has been interviewing people who identify as “Spiritual but not Religious” and has recently published a book titled Belief Without Borders: Inside the Minds of the Spiritual but not Religious.” Linda…
