Church

The incarnation continues

I’ve been thinking about this post quite a bit this week: The hope of the prophets, that longed-for “someday,” is born in flesh among us NOW. The Word of God whose love

Organic Church

I’ve just finished one great book. Now I’m on to another. Both look like candidates for the best couple of books I’ve read all year. The pages are already getting

A lampshade is not a hat

Or so I heard on the radio this morning as they gave advice on how to behave at the staff Christmas party. It was already too late for the staff at Richview. We

Most clergy are sensitive introverts

From The Times Online: A survey of Anglican, Baptist and Methodist clergy by the Right Rev Michael Whinney, retired Bishop of Southwell, showed that most were sensitive introverts who lacked the characteristics to

The Christmas Sunday debate

In case you missed it, some American megachurches have cancelled Sunday gatherings on Christmas Day. There’s been a lot of reaction, most of it negative: “This is a consumer mentality at work: