Spirited community
The CMC Annual Report landed in your email inbox last Friday, April 17 – and I know you’ve all read it multiple times. I read through it this morning, noting the happy coincidence of it being Earth Day. Although congregations are organizations, some folks suggest it’s more helpful to think…
Being resurrected
Three things for this week’s blog: 1) A brief reflection on spring/resurrection. 2) CMC in the news. 3) Quarterly Sabbath Weekend note. ———————————– When spring is, finally, in full motion, one might be tempted to panic. Life is pushing out everywhere, some grand revelation is underway, and my blurred eyes…
Phloem and Xylem: Being resurrected
Three things for this week’s blog: 1) A brief reflection on spring/resurrection. 2) CMC in the news. 3) Quarterly Sabbath Weekend note. ———————————– When spring is, finally, in full motion, one might be tempted to panic. Life is pushing out everywhere, some grand revelation is underway, and my blurred eyes…
Practice Resurrection
Be like the fox who makes more tracks than necessary, some in the wrong direction. Practice resurrection. Last year about this time I had a conversation with a pastor friend from Virginia. He noted that his congregation had decided to carry the theme of resurrection all the way through…
Peace on My Mind
This past Monday I had the opportunity to attend the Student Peace Conference at OSU. It was a really nice event, and it was exciting to see so many young people interested in learning about peacemaking. There was not much sustained conversation about any one topic, but I thought I…
