If you don’t keep up with the Quaker blogosphere, you might miss two valuable blog posts about mission, ministry and how these speak to generational change, resources and burnout. “Bridging the Generational Divide in Ministry” (The Lamb’s War, Micah Bales) “Staying loose and open to new energy and God’s direction” (Quaker Ranter, Martin Kelley) Micah,… Continue reading Two blog posts on mission and ministry
Category: Christian faith
Happy Epiphany!
Today is Epiphany, the celebration of Christ’s manifestation to the Nations, often represented by the three mages (“kings”). Since Universalist Christianity — it seems to me — is marked by recognizing the ever-widening bands of God’s grace, concern and love, the thrust of Epiphany and the weeks that follow are vitally important. The light of… Continue reading Happy Epiphany!
Please remember Tim Jensen in prayer
According to his brother Erik, he died yesterday (Sunday) morning. He was a minister (most recently at Portland, Maine) but perhaps known equally as well in Unitarian Universalist circles as a blogger. I think of him in that generation of Christian ministers that immediately preceded my own, and who held on when there didn’t seem… Continue reading Please remember Tim Jensen in prayer
Overcoming cross cringe: UU Christians, speak
After writing the last post, I noted it on Twitter (I’m bitb) where Martin Kelley (martin_kelley) , a force behind QuakerQuaker picked it up. To make the dialog short, I have an appeal for Unitarian Universalist Christians reading this. Please note in the comments how you have been affected by “anything but Christian” behavior, and… Continue reading Overcoming cross cringe: UU Christians, speak
Quaker “cross cringe” — ah, sounds familiar
Unitarian Universalist Christians use a few terms — Christophobia, cross cringe and ABC (“anything but Christian”) — to describe the reception we get in unfriendly settings. A posting today at QuakerQuaker shows that the problem — or perhaps a like problem — isn’t uniquely Unitarian Universalist. A shame that. Perhaps, too, an opportunity. “Liberal Quaker… Continue reading Quaker “cross cringe” — ah, sounds familiar
Ascension: where Christ goes, we shall follow
Today is Ascension Day, one of my favorites in the church calendar and one the Universalists historically paid especial attention to. It isn’t about Christ leaving (read: abandoning) us any more than self-satisfied jokers suggest that he was launched like a deep-space probe. Rather, it reflects a spiritual truth. As the bridge between God and… Continue reading Ascension: where Christ goes, we shall follow
Happy (and just) May Day!
I wrote about Interfaith Worker Justice before. Good stuff. Now be sure to note and use these resources for congregation. And pray for those who labor and employ, for those who make their own work, and those who have not enough work to earn their daily bread.
Other coverage of UUCF Revival?
I see that UUCF Executive Directory Ron Robinson has blogged about the UUCF’s Revival Conference in Tulsa. But I can’t see that anyone else present has. (I don’t know who’s there.) Nor do I know of any so-called hashtags (for example, #uucfrevival09) used to identify photos, microblog posts (like those found on Twitter or Identi.ca)… Continue reading Other coverage of UUCF Revival?
The lonely Christian
On Saturday, Hubby asked where we might go to church the next day. We settled on the farmer’s market — a bit of grim humor; in fact, we didn’t go — because the church options nearby are so unappealing, particularly when compared with the life and energy I see among those looking for organic greens… Continue reading The lonely Christian
Imagine your readers with Anglican case studies
I’ve been hearing quite a bit lately — in the various spheres of my life — about using case studies to guide a project. Imagine, say, you have a program at church and want to make sure it works for its participants. You might come up with case studies for a few archetypal participants, and… Continue reading Imagine your readers with Anglican case studies