I recall what my seminary worship professor said about the clergy: that we are, among other things, “ritual technologists.” We ought to know the right way to do the mechanics of worship. I thought about this when I commented favorably to a Presbyterian minister about his denomination’s must-have Book of Common Worship. He responded to… Continue reading Priestcraft and worship, reviewed
Category: Practical theology
No-one likes a Universalist with a social disease
Prowling the Internet tonight for websites related to the dissemination of practical information to persons in developing countries, an interest I’ve had since childhood. (Yes, I was a bit of an odd child, but then again, I figured once The Bomb dropped, and assuming I survived, I thought it would be worth knowing how to… Continue reading No-one likes a Universalist with a social disease
Another word on wedding, or, a (web) eye on arranging space for worship
I recall a few years ago that when a couple decided to broadcast a live video of their wedding it made international news. No more, it seems, in these last days. But don’t get me started about the institution of marriage, well, until later anyway. A couple of days ago, I stumbled across a small… Continue reading Another word on wedding, or, a (web) eye on arranging space for worship
Deacons or not, a resource for caring
There’s a rather nicely put together Catholic apostolate with ready to download material that has care/outreach material that might be good for deacons or deacon-like caring associates. Link: Lay Pastor Society
Web wish list: a page about using turkey roasters
I know you must be thinking “Scott’s flipped his lid” or “The secrets of Universalism are encoded here somehow” — no, this is an appeal for institutionalizing folk knowledge about creating fellowship meals for smallish churches. My current church has at least one electric 18-quart turkey roaster. So did my last church, and, in fact,… Continue reading Web wish list: a page about using turkey roasters
Where church and Demosthenian intersect
I know a few of my readers are less interested in Universalist theology than the fact that we’re members of the same collegiate debating society. Howdy, Demosthenians! On Sunday, before I walk to church, I watch a PBS show, Religion and Ethics Newsweekly, which I dub “the farm report.” News to keep up with the… Continue reading Where church and Demosthenian intersect