Greetings of the Season

God’s Peace to you and yours for Christmas and the New Year.

Journal

Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
– Indian Proverb

Rethinking Church: an update

I have decided that our job is to live as though God's Kingdom is already here on earth-- which it is, at least in part and sometimes. For the time being this means being a Disciple and a member of the Body of Christ. I choose to see that Body, the Church, as it really is/will be. Sometimes this is hard (no, don't go there!)

Journal

What is The Commons?

There is government, the "public sector." There is profit-making businesses, the "private sector." Then there is the commons: What we own together, we and future generations.

Reviews

Rethinking Church III: Breaking Out of the Box

Marilyn: Having lived with the idea and started on a pilgrimage of my own, I have started to come up with some alternatives.

Journal

Rethinking Church II: Class Meetings

The Class Meeting was a feature of Methodism for its first hundred years or so. Then the practice died out in the United States, apparently because of a more permanent arrangement for pastors and the desire to become "respectable;" that is, like everyone else. In other words, we pretty much sold out to the culture (and the world).

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Browser Downloads

Links to the major browsers to download free. Yes, Internet Explorer is not your only option.

Bookmarks

Rethinking Church I

As you probably know, the United Methodist Church and UMCOM (United Methodist Communications) have launched an advertising campaign called 'Rethink Church.' In my opinion, it's about time.

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Seven reasons your organization needs a website.

Or maybe not. You decide.

Tips for Organizations

Practicing Hospitality: no room at the inn?

A conversation with Theophilus Mouse, semi-retired theologian and sometime contributor to this blog.

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