Matthew 13 is all about the parable: the story to tell the story. Matthew has Jesus going through a series of parables about responses to faith and how faith can so easily wilt. He mentions the presence of evil and how difficult it is to sometimes differentiate from truth. Then at verses 31-33 and 44-52 … Continue reading “The Kingdom of Heaven”
Solar Roadways?
A friend sent me a link to a video from Yert, a company I know very little about but seems bent on releasing us from our dependence on oil (foreign or domestic). The video explained how they are working on “electronic solar roads” (my words, not theirs). What are they? Well, watch this: While I … Continue reading “Solar Roadways?”
Open Source Church – Part 3
This is the third and final part in a three part response to the Rev. Landon Whitsitt’s new book, Open Source Church: Making Room for the Wisdom of All. You can see my other two posts (much shorter and incomplete) here and here. Some of what I write here may be repetitive, but the following … Continue reading “Open Source Church – Part 3”
2011 UnConference – Practicing the OpenSource Church #unco11
What is the UnConference? I’m gathered with 70+ other people in the church. Many are clergy, some are in other professions, and all are passionate about the reality of the Church’s witness to the Holy among us. We all come from an amazing diversity of places, experiences, and understandings of God. Most of us are … Continue reading “2011 UnConference – Practicing the OpenSource Church #unco11”
Margins of Grace
I went to a retreat this past weekend with about 40 other Presbyterians. The Rev. Dr. Eric H. F. Law was the keynote—an Episcopalian priest and founder of Kaleidoscope Institute in Los Angeles. The institute was born out of his own Christian journey of trying “to address race and diversity issues in faithful and constructive … Continue reading “Margins of Grace”