Month: April 2013
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Short Story: Ten Bucks
This short story was written as a submission in a writing contest in a literature magazine. It wasn’t selected as one of the winners, and so now I am free to use it for my own purposes. The story is mostly true with names and some details changed. — “They saw you coming,” I said…
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I didn’t notice at all
So, there I was, in a room full of church people more evangelical and traditional than me, at least I’m sure all of them saw it that way. A video had been presented to us as a potential education and outreach resource for high school aged youth. My concern was that the material provided no…
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Is missional thinking based in Christendom?
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a fan of missional thinking. I love the challenge to ask how the church can join God’s ongoing mission rather than asking how we can get God to bless our church programming. I love the emphasis on developing a sense of belonging before the rigid requirements of belief. But there…
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Maundy Thursday labyrinth
Every year our church hosts a Maundy Thursday service. I have been given the grace from my congregation that I can try new things, as long as I stick within the holy week theme. One year we had a kind of foot-washing service Last year we had informal stations of the cross where I…