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Feb 2022
I’ve heard many people talk about getting back to normal after this pandemic. I wonder if we are really looking for that or if we are just grasping at anything that will lessen the amount of change that we have faced. Whether it’s hymnals or sign-in books or offering plates or coffee hour or the doxology or organs or drums … all of those details are comforting things for church people. They don’t make disciples. Luther Smith talks about the tyranny of the familiar in a lecture at the Academy for Spiritual......
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Caring for All People
While I grew up in the United Methodist Church, I made the conscious decision as an adult to remain United Methodist. The denomination has its weaknesses for sure—the US church is mostly white, mostly...
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The Meaning of Power
“We lost power during that storm.” “Our internet doesn’t have enough power.” “That person is such a powerful speaker.” Think of all the ways we use the word “power.” That’s our word for this...
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Mission
This morning while we were walking, Art and I began talking about all the things that have changed over the last few months. We even began to wonder about which things will be changed...
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