Years ago I read a quote from a book. I liked the quote so much that memorized it. Since I no longer have a copy of the book, I cannot verify that I am quoting it correctly. But it goes something like this: "Life is a sucking, swirling eddy of despair, bespeckled by brief glimmers …
Month: May 2018
Presence and Function
I was reading a chapter, entitled "Embedding Chaplaincy: Integrity and Presence" by Margaret Whipp, in the book ""A Christian Theology of Chaplaincy," edited by Caperon, Todd, and Walters. There is a sizable quote that, although speaking of Chaplaincy could just as easily be applied to Missions: Presence counts. In one of the more radical twentieth-century …
Missions in Samaria
This is essentially four sermons given a few years ago that have been jammed together into a single document. It still retains some of the aspects of a sermon, including the doubtful practice of alliteration.
The Surprising Ways the Church is Failing Millennial Missionaries – Sarita Hartz
A very good article on many of the main issues that missionaries are facing today. While targeting, especially, Millennials, the issues are generally true across ages, and often cultyres as well. Source: The Surprising Ways the Church is Failing Millennial Missionaries - Sarita Hartz
Sure Seems Like Everyone is a Snowflake
Apparently the term "Snowflake" as a derogatory term was first popularized (not coined) in the movie Fight Club (1999, drawn from the 1996 novel of the same name) with the line, "You are not special, you are not a beautiful and unique snowflake." Many embraced using the term to deride the Millennials. The presumption is …
Reflections and Midrash on Mark 9:14-27
<My most recent sermon> Mark 9:14-27 When they came back to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him. And He asked them, “What are you discussing with them?” And one …