Contraception, Catholics, and the old Kosher Deli
“Undying principles” can be trotted out for any political expediency without actually being undying so much as expedient.
Day: February 17, 2012
The first ten years in a congregation
“…[I]mportant dynamics are at work in a pastor’s tenure at one church. In my view, a particular pattern marks the pastor’s first 10 years in one parish.”
Adult faith formation that doesn’t work
“We’ve cancelled it all.”
Covenant doings: Fraser balks; the ‘no’ crowd gets an American patron
“The reason why the Covenant is such a terrible idea is that it replaces the search for common ground with a fear that the Other is out to get me. It gives the Other a means of my exclusion, and thus turns the Other into the enemy.”
Learning to be Blessed
By this time in our Genesis narrative, Jacob has been assured and reassured of God’s intention to bless him. . . But Jacob has never really trusted God. He has always made his own way, usually by cunning — willing to cheat, lie or deceive to advance his cause.
Are isolated clergy less effective?
“CEOs and other leaders go to great lengths to maintain a façade of unflappable confidence — concealing any insecurities or feelings of anxiety.”
The Right Question
What is wrong with The Episcopal Church? Lots. But the question itself I find wrongheaded. “Fixing” a temporal institution for today will inevitably sow the seeds of different institutional problems needing to be fixed tomorrow.
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