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God Talk: February 2013
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Methodist musings on life and faith. Sunday, February 10, 2013. Worship Wars Won't Save the UMC [Low-Cal Snacks 02]. Welcome back to GT's series on what's going on in the UMC right now- and what will. Help us moving forward. Last week. Is inevitably labeled "traditional" and out-of-date. Certain others within the congregation respond that there are valid reasons to continue worshiping in the "traditional" style, and lo! Another skirmish in the Worship Wars is begun. 2 It's musically unsophisticated. ...
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God Talk: April 2013
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Methodist musings on life and faith. Sunday, April 28, 2013. Getting Back On the Horse. Krystle Campbell was one year older than I am; Tamerlan Tsarnaev was one year younger than I am. Reading the stories of the dead have left me wondering what people will say about me when I die. If I don't like what I think they'll say, what are the behavior and attitude changes I need to make now? If I died today, would my friends and family know how much I love them? Who would miss my ministry if I died now? I once h...
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God Talk: Worship Just Might Save the UMC [Real Food 03]
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Methodist musings on life and faith. Wednesday, May 22, 2013. Worship Just Might Save the UMC [Real Food 03]. One reason why I think this trait is so important as we move into the future is that members of my generation can smell fake a mile away. As this blogger illustrates well in her Letter the The Church From My Generation. We're not looking for perfect. We're just looking for who you really are. When I discussed the Church's credibility problem. The last attribute of excellent worship is the it is b...
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God Talk: Getting Back On the Horse
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Methodist musings on life and faith. Sunday, April 28, 2013. Getting Back On the Horse. Krystle Campbell was one year older than I am; Tamerlan Tsarnaev was one year younger than I am. Reading the stories of the dead have left me wondering what people will say about me when I die. If I don't like what I think they'll say, what are the behavior and attitude changes I need to make now? If I died today, would my friends and family know how much I love them? Who would miss my ministry if I died now? I once h...
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God Talk: Focusing on Spritiual Formation Just Might Save the UMC [Real Food 02]
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Methodist musings on life and faith. Wednesday, May 15, 2013. Focusing on Spritiual Formation Just Might Save the UMC [Real Food 02]. The types of preparation for ministry I just described are more specific to a certain situation or event. What about weekly mission participation? How does one prepare for that? One way to prepare, or charge up, to be in mission is to practice regular spiritual formation. All spiritual practices employ mindfulness. Which is being aware of your surroundings and focusing onl...
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God Talk: Interlude: Whither Methodism? Whither Christianity?
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Methodist musings on life and faith. Sunday, March 17, 2013. It’s a bonus post everybody! When it rains, it pours, right? About more indiscretions made by priests in California and the subsequent cover-up by the Catholic hierarchy there. There is a doctrine in the study of the sacraments known as ex opere operato. But then the pedophilia scandals broke. Parishioners could no longer count on priest to be moral examples. They realized that priests could be predators. They can betray our trust, ...As I poin...
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God Talk: December 2012
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Methodist musings on life and faith. Wednesday, December 26, 2012. Now that it's Christmas, it's liturgically correct to say so. :) Enjoy this second day of Christmas with friends and family. Wednesday, December 19, 2012. In the Wake of Tragedy. What We Parents Must Do. Jim Wallace at Sojourners. Children's Sermons RE: Newtown Tragedy. Jeremy Smith at Hacking Christianity. Religious Leaders Push Congregants on Gun Control. God Can't Be Kept Out. Michael Hidalgo, Newtown resident. Recently, many of my fri...
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God Talk: Worship Wars Won't Save the UMC [Low-Cal Snacks 02]
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Methodist musings on life and faith. Sunday, February 10, 2013. Worship Wars Won't Save the UMC [Low-Cal Snacks 02]. Welcome back to GT's series on what's going on in the UMC right now- and what will. Help us moving forward. Last week. Is inevitably labeled "traditional" and out-of-date. Certain others within the congregation respond that there are valid reasons to continue worshiping in the "traditional" style, and lo! Another skirmish in the Worship Wars is begun. 2 It's musically unsophisticated. ...
