Discernment
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Confirmation: Why?
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4 min read
In light of the long evolution of our theology, the troubled and inconsistent history of the Sacrament of Confirmation I was struck on Sunday by our needs for an evolution in the practice of Confirmation.
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New Management
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2 min read
The church, like the secular world, has a management problem: we are too focused on maintaining the status quo, that we are failing both our intentions and our desperate desire for maintenance. Perhaps the solution can be found in asking a different question.
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Varying expressions of church
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4 min read
One of the most amazing things to me is the varying expressions of church that there are already. We allow in our minds the thought that Catholics and Baptists can both be worshiping on Sunday mornings. This doesn’t hurt our brains. But for some reasons, the modernists, the skeptics, and the trolls among us cannot…
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Just dance
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2 min read
You have to admit it: Ellen DeGeneres is the epitome of honesty. Comedian, yes. Talk show host, yes. And yet, she’s honest. There is no character, nothing objectionable, and absolutely nothing fake. If you haven’t seen her commencement speech, you need to. It’s about 10 and a half minutes and it’s great. You can watch…
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Seminary Truths 103
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1 min read
If you are following my ongoing discussion of seminary (previous posts here and here), you might want to check out these other places, including this one from Tribal Church and a particularly good conversation at Sarx (as directed from the other link).
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Seminary Truths 102
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3 min read
I loved seminary. I continue to believe in it. I would be completely unprepared for the priesthood had I not done seminary. In fact, I might be the poster child for pre-seminary idiocy and indifference to the workings of the church. Seminary is the training ground, afterall, for the future leaders of the church. Seminary…