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Category Archives: Misc
Ministry Advice in Strange Places: Bill Belichick Versus Julia Child
The New England Patriots are bound for yet another Super Bowl. As someone who has been a life-long New Englander (and Pats fan), and is old enough to remember the terrible days of the old Patriots, when a visit to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Belichick, congregational church, Do Your Job, Julia Child, New England Patriots
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All Together Now?
When my husband and I decided to move out to our “camp” (summer house) year-round, after our younger child graduated from high school, we began to think of all of the adjustments we would need to make—a longer commute to … Continue reading
Guardians of Community
This week, I’ve been thinking a lot about last Saturday’s shooting at the Pittsburgh synagogue. The aftermath of the shooting involved a ritual that I have come to loathe. Each time I do it, I desperately hope it will be … Continue reading
Men and Their Marks
But Thomas (who was called the Twin*), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said to them, ‘Unless I see the mark of … Continue reading
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Tagged Christine Blasey Ford, Kavanaugh nomination, sexual assult, sexual misconduct, Women, women and assault
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Please, Evangelical Christians, I Beg You
“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lamp stand, and it gives light to all in … Continue reading
Can I Ban Remember When?
Like any church with a lot of long-time members, and certainly like any church that is the midst of the Mainline decline, it’s a fairly common occurrence to hear the construction “remember when” at the start of a sentence or … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Church, Mainline Decline, mission, Remember when
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The Funny Thing About Numbers
A math professor friend of mine likes to joke that real math doesn’t use numbers. The church could use a similar sort of approach. Do real churches need numbers? Attending a Conference meeting at a church about an hour from … Continue reading
Posted in Maine Cautionary Tales, Misc
Tagged church and numbers, Church decline, Mainline Church
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