>Read Luke 9:28-39, 41-43******************Early in the temple met,Let us still our Savior greet;Nightly to the mount repair,Join our praying Pattern there.There by wrestling faith obtainPower to work for God again,Power his image to retrieve,Power like thee, our Lord to live.Vessels, instruments of grace,Pass we thus our happy days‘Twixt the mount and multitude,Doing or receiving good:Glad … Continue reading Twixt the Mount and Multitude
>Ok, everyone from RUMC don't panic with the title of this post! My tongue is firmly planted into my cheek on this one, but that is the thought that ran through my head when I read a little one page article in the February 6 issue of The Christian Century (yea, yea ... two posts … Continue reading Am I pastor of the wrong church?
>Bill Moyers has caught my attention and the attention of others. Back in November, he delivered the Sol Feinstone Lecture on "The Meaning of Freedom" at the United States Military Academy at West Point. An excerpt of it was printed in the January edition of The Christian Century, and I found a fairly complete online … Continue reading A Call to Change Metaphors
>I have been tagged by Jonathan Norman of The Ivy Bush to put in my "two cents" in creating an Internet compilation of books that might be considered the Best in Contemporary Theology done in blogging meme style. If you are like me and this is a new to you (how does a person get … Continue reading Theology Tag
>Cafe Conversations is a new young adult group at RUMC that has just begun meeting on Sunday mornings prior to worship at a local coffee shop. Last week, each of those in attendance were asked to write a question or topic on a piece of paper. The idea is that all the subjects/topics would be … Continue reading Stranger than Fiction
>For those who don't know, the U.S. House of Representatives has recently experienced a new first. Rep. Keith Ellison from Minnesota is Congress' first Muslim. His recent election has caused something of a stir, primarily because he chose to place his hand on a Koran in his private swearing-in ceremony. (the mass, public ceremony in … Continue reading Bashing Judeo-Christian values in the name of Judeo-Christian values
> In light of today's news about Saddam Hussein's demise, some may feel like celebrating. Pardon me if I recuse myself from personal signs of exuberance, whether subtle or grandiose. I can still vividly remember the sickening celebrations in the street that accompanied Ted Bundy's execution in Florida. I wondered then, as I do now, … Continue reading Christmas Peace, Joy and Forgiveness … dismissed so soon?
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