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I see and hear the most interesting things as I travel the roads on Sunday mornings, en route to one or more of our congregations. Some of them are hilarious; some  of them are profound . Today, the encounter was profound and provocative.  As I was on my way to Summerville and Beersheba, I happened to turn to Continue reading “Sunday Morning”

More than a week has passed since the gathering of the Fellowship of Presbyterians[i] in Minneapolis.  Despite the fact that I share the Fellowship’s passion for missional church and a deep fatigue with denominational fighting and politics over ordination standards, I went to Minneapolis with a good deal of apprehension. As I waited to boardContinue reading “Minneapolis Musings”

  The theme of the day was “hospitality” and you could see and feel it all around.  Kids helping each other out.  Staff encouraging and listening to the campers or sitting with those who needed to cry for a minute.   Even I, a newcomer on the scene, was received with great hospitality. I arrived in the swelteringContinue reading “My Evening at Camp Cherokee”

Well, it has happened.  Citing the recent changes in our constitution, one of our congregations has asked to be dismissed to another denomination.  Several others are considering similar moves.  Some of these are congregations in which we have made considerable investments of time, prayer, energy and money.  All of them are congregations with faithful peopleContinue reading “Thinking About Denominational Division and Divorce”

I know that pride is a sin, and it IS Lent, but I can’t help but be more than a little proud of the work done by our Spiritual Development Team.  You may remember that last year, they treated our Presbytery meeting with an experience of group Lectio Divina.  After that meeting, so many peopleContinue reading “No brag… just fact”