from theologian and church historian Pelikan: "traditionalism is the dead faith of the living; tradition is the living faith of the dead."
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Conference Voting goes Digital
This year, the North Carolina Annual Conference is going digital as we vote for clergy and lay delegates to the 2012 General and Jurisdictional Conferences. In the North Carolina Annual Conference, both laity and clergy will be voting for 9 GC delegates, 9 SEJ delegates each, and 5 alternates each.Though the number of delegates went … Continue reading Conference Voting goes Digital
Quote of the Day: From “Simply Christian”
>As promised, here is the first of a few quotes from N.T. Wright's "Simply Christian:"One of the central elements of the Christian story is the claim that the paradox of laughter and tears, woven as it is deep into the heart of all human experience, is woven also deep into the heart of God.
Creo Sermon Series
> I believe in the Holy Spirit Ezekiel 3:12-21 / Psalm 104 / I Corinthians 2:6-16 / John 16:4b-15 “I believe in God the Father” … (recite creed rapidly with congregation up to the pause before the clause on the Holy Spirit … then take a deep breath). If the creed were to stop there … Continue reading Creo Sermon Series
Sermon Podcast: The Uncommon Common Life
>Sermon for the Second Sunday of Easter, 2009.http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.0.5.swf
Where ignorance abounds …
>... silence may be the best response. But perhaps I did feel compelled to post at least this much - in case some are under the mistaken conviction that we now live in a post-racial America.With regards to things like this (from a display case at a Barnes and Noble in Florida)Or these "drunken negro … Continue reading Where ignorance abounds …
In case you need a laugh
>This one is all over facebook ... but in case you are not in that corner of the web, let me share with bloggers and blog readers
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