Gal. 5:15 warns the community of believers at Galatia that “if you bite and devour one another, watch out in case you are destroyed by one another,” while 5:26 urges them to “not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.” These bookend phrases, including a list of vices and virtues in between, are goodContinue reading “contentions in community”
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thoughts on the UMC decision (and a few questions for the Love Warriors)
This week the United Methodist Church convened a special session of their general conference for the following purpose: “to act on a report from the Commission on a Way Forward, authorized to examine paragraphs in The Book of Discipline concerning human sexuality and to explore options to strengthen church unity.” In other words, to decide how the denominationContinue reading “thoughts on the UMC decision (and a few questions for the Love Warriors)”
Approaching the New Year
As the year winds down, I’m breathing a sigh of relief. The week in between Christmas and New Years has always held a certain appeal- like a pause after finishing a great conversation and before beginning another. It’s a brief moment to re-group, to reassess priorities, to think about what is important and what reallyContinue reading “Approaching the New Year”
A Moment for the Church
I can already tell this post is going to be hard to write. Some thoughts kind of simmer in the back of my mind and heart for a while and it takes a unique concentration (re: discipline) to bring it out on to the page (or, screen.) And honestly, my flesh fights it. It’s muchContinue reading “A Moment for the Church”
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