Creating God, Master of the Universe, we know that you made everything. You provided the foundation upon which all we have, all we experience, all we know, originates. It’s all yours, every single bit, from the single celled organism to the largest of land animals. You took the waters of chaos and swirled them together […]
Creating God, Master of the Universe, we know that you made everything. You provided the foundation upon which all we have, all we experience, all we know, originates. It’s all yours, every single bit, from the single celled organism to the largest of land animals. You took the waters of chaos and swirled them together […]
Well I may have been far down the official nerd scale, but I’ve been playing with flash programming a bit, which is why suddenly my masthead continues to change every other minute. I recently purchased SwishMax, a flash development tool that is easy and lets me play a bit.
But all too often when disaster strikes – from here in Honduras to Iran, where the ancient city of Bam was shattered by an earthquake a year ago, to Mozambique, which endured floods in 2000 – that mission seems to last only as long as the media attention. After the last bodies are counted and […]
Rev. Mommy pointed me to the nerdiness checker on the web. I am:
I am be following the Psalm readings for morning prayer found on the Universalis site. Dear God, Here I am again, so I hope that you will listen. I know that I ramble on, that I seem to ask the same prayers over and over again, but you continue to show up and listen so […]
I am be following the Psalm readings for morning prayer found on the Universalis site. Dear God, Here I am again, so I hope that you will listen. I know that I ramble on, that I seem to ask the same prayers over and over again, but you continue to show up and listen so […]
Will, Adam, and several others have started new blogs focusing on reading the Bible through during the next year. It’s a great idea which I commend highly. As I have been thinking about my own life with God I am recogniing the need for more structure. Like many of us I continue to find myself […]
James at Knowtown clued me into the South Park Character Creator. Here is me should I ever make it to South Park
Jonathon has responded both to Tim and myself regarding the silence in theological reflection on the Tsunami in emerging church circles. He writes: I also think, Jay, in response to Tim’s critique that for some Christians it is more important in a situation such as this to respond with “How is God calling us to […]
Jen Lemen, goddess of D.C. area cool, wrote today… (disclaimer: i’m not saying that what i’m about to say is what jay is saying AT ALL because i know jay and he rocks and would never be content to stay in the shallow end of the pool) but i must say it occurs to me […]
Tim Bednar has recently posted an interesting article asking why bloggers in the Emergent world haven’t been writing on the questions raised by the Tsunami apart from fundraising and political implications. Tim writes: We in emergent circles advocate discussing theology and how it applies to life–I’m surprised that few have blogged about meaning and theology […]
This coming Sunday is the Sunday in the life of the church where we remember the baptism of Jesus. For many of us, it also is a Sunday where we remember our own baptism, and renew our commitments to God. Although it isn’t a high, holy day in the church calendar, perhaps it should be. […]
Epiphany is a tradition that has been lost in many circles, over shadowed by Christmas and New Year’s. Epiphany is the 12th day after Christmas (thus the song) and is actually a more ancient tradition that the Christmas celebrations. Epiphany means “manifestation,” or “revealing” and now has become the time when we focus on the […]
All I can really say is:
My last post (which I will fully admit was a bit snippy) garnered a comment that suggested that I am quick to critique, but short on solutions. It’s a valid concern that I am willing to hear. Before I provide a couple of thoughts on ways that we might give I do want to note […]
From the Merriam Webster’s Dictionary: Main Entry: gen er ous Pronunciation: ‘jen-r&s, ‘je-n&- Function: adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French genereus, from Latin generosus, from gener-, genus 1 archaic : HIGHBORN 2 a : characterized by a noble or forbearing spirit : MAGNANIMOUS, KINDLY b : liberal in giving : OPENHANDED c : marked by […]
One of the myths of American culture is that we are always the people is the white hats, the good guys riding old paint against the dark forces of evil. We generally think of our national identities in positive terms, believing that we live in the greatest country in the world, and that our responses […]
The United Methodist Committee on Relief is responding through its ecumenical partners to the catastrophe in South Asia. On Sunday, Dec. 26, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the northern Indonesian island of Sumatra caused tidal waves that have claimed the lives of more than 50,000 people in more than 10 countries, including Sri Lanka, Indonesia, […]
Bob Carlton has posted a list of links where folks can donate to help with the earthquake/flood relief efforts in Asia. I also want to lift up the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) as an important relief agency in times of disaster. The overhead for UMCOR is paid by denominational apportionments, so any moneys […]
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