Tag Archives: Church

“The Compass of Pleasure” Addiction Explored
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Posted on July 28, 2011 by

I heard a snippet of this story on Fresh Air the other day,

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Missional Drift from Peter Steinke and the Alban Institute
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Posted on August 30, 2010 by

Here’s a link to an excellent piece from the Alban Weekly from Peter Steinke. Avoiding Missional Drift

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Outreach and Evangelism
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Posted on July 19, 2010 by

Today was the first day of our VBS, termed in our lexicon ‘Summer Celebration’.   One of the charisms of St. Luke’s is a ministry to children and not just our own.  We have a goodly heritage of providing exposure … Continue reading →

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Disillusioned with the Church?-Good!
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Posted on June 10, 2010 by

I’ve run across a couple of instances in the past couple of days that has made me take a hard look at a word.  That word is ‘disillusioned’. For most of my life I saw being disillusioned as a lamentable … Continue reading →

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'Aging Out' of Foster care and the Church
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Posted on April 7, 2010 by

I came across this story on NPR this morning while on my way from driving my son to school. I was moved by the portion of the story that says, “as parents, we don’t cease caring for our children and … Continue reading →

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Stone by Stone
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Posted on June 18, 2009 by

For about the last six weeks I’ve been watching this retaining wall go up down the street from my house. When I first started watching the process it was before a long weekend.  I thought the project was to be … Continue reading →

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2008 Latest Edition – Did You Know 3.0 – From Meeting in Rome this Year
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Posted on March 20, 2009 by

Is the final question in this video the one that the Church should be dealing with most? Thanks to my colleague Rich Simpson for sending the video link and the provocative question?? How does the message of the Gospel compete … Continue reading →

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Remembering Alexander Crummell
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Posted on September 10, 2008 by

September 10, 2008 I usually pride myself on at least having a fleeting acquaintance with the folks that we in the Episcopal Church remember in the common of Lesser Feasts and Fasts.  These are folks ranging from Dietrich Bonhoeffer to … Continue reading →

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Politics and the Church
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Posted on September 6, 2008 by

I have to say that it’s taken me less than a week to become weary of the ‘conversation’ between the two major presidential party candidates.  What disheartens me is the shrill character of what passes for dialogue on the real … Continue reading →

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Prayer for Presidential Politics and Our Nation
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Posted on September 1, 2008 by

I’m more hopeful about politics than I’ve been in a long time.  I pray that hope grow into fruitful dialogue. My prayer is that this hope can be rewarded with a substantive discourse on ideas and not devolve into the … Continue reading →

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