Episcopal Church
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Finding the Perfect Scam
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4 min read
It’s Stewardship Season, the time of year most dreaded and hated by Episcopalians and other Mainliners because we are terrible at asking for money and even worse at reminding people that they promised to give money. So we are always on the lookout for the best system that will do the work for us: the…
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On Ecclesiology: Leadership, Emergence, and #Occupy
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4 min read
In the Premodern world, humanity was led by “the divine right of kings,” in other words, authority was bestowed upon a singular human authority from a divine source. In the Modern world, humanity was led by singular representation. Authority was bestowed on an individual to represent the people, either through fiat or election. The Enlightenment…
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Occupy Wall Street’s collective statement
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2 min read
For those following #OccupyWallStreet, click on their first collective statement. One of the criticisms of the movement has been their lack of central authority and a clear, concise statement of demands. What is unique to this movement, and more typical of organizations today, rather than 50 years ago, is the belief that the first step toward…
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To change is a sign of respect
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4 min read
[A couple of weeks ago I began writing about change. I argued that we are called to change and that we actually like change. You may want to go back and read them both again. Now I’m going to write about another aspect of change: intransigence.] One of the aspects of our view of change…
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Forgiveness and 9/11
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1 min read
This morning I was at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Rome, Georgia. What a day to make one’s first appearance as supply! But they were gracious and welcoming and I think we made some good worship! Of course, preaching on such a day as this, it is impossible (or possible, but cowardly) to…