I am currently in the process of shopping for a new church. Church has been an important part of my life since I was a kid. I know that there are people out there who will read this and who don’t care about/like church. I get that. But, it matters to me. Even before the … More Disconnected From Church
I mentioned in a previous post that the United Methodist Church is dealing with churches disaffiliating over the issue of gay marriage and gay clergy. I am no theologian, but I have some thoughts on the issue, and how I find it interesting how people focus on rigidly following some verses, but not others. The … More Some Thoughts on Church and Beliefs
Yesterday being Easter meant that a large number of people ventured out to church, some for the first time since the pandemic. Most of them will not venture out to church again until Christmas. I don’t get the point of that, but if that’s what makes you happy I won’t argue with it. I also … More We Need Love More Than We Need Religion
Updating this one because lately I have found myself at the same place as some people from my old church on a regular basis. They have all walked right past me with no indication that they know who I am. I guess my impact there was a lot less than I thought and you can … More Thoughts on Leaving and Being Forgotten
One thing I have found working with young people in both libraries and churches is that it is very hard to reach the college/young singles groups. A lot of time is spent at libraries trying to devise programs to bring in this elusive age group. I’ve seen churches dealing with the same thing. Trying to … More The Elusive Generation
Two recent articles made me aware that too many churches and/or the people of the church are still spending time worrying about the wrong things. The first article was about someone who is writing new hymns. Taken alone, this is a good thing. It’s nice to see someone who is still interested in writing hymns … More Church: You’re Doing It Wrong
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