A prayer from Henri Nouwen
A prayer from Nouwen’s book A Cry for Mercy:
Why do I keep relating to you as one of my many relationships, instead of my only relationship, in which all other ones
The Church You Know
This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church”
TheChurchYouKnow.com is poking fun at the silly ways we try to be the church, but for a purpose:
We intend to stimulate, to
A thumbnail sketch of the kingdom of God
Mark D. Roberts on what the church is supposed to be:
The Christian ekklesia was meant to be an alternative society, a thumbnail sketch of the kingdom of God.
So, for example, in
2,000th post: Sympathy for church leavers
I’ve been thinking recently about church leavers. A few years ago, I came to understand why some have left the church. As Reggie McNeal says, some leave not to abandon their faith,
Gone for a day
It’s been quite a year so far. It’s been good – my thesis is mostly done, we’re tackling some challenges (long overdue) in ministry, I work with a great team – but