by Darren M. McClellan And now, for a continuation on a previous post regarding a theology of mission. Specifically, I invite you to reconsider the stereotypical notion of the church as a “place.” I get it, you say. The church is not a building, the church is not a steeple…the church is the people. Hand…
by Darren M. McClellan How does one begin to define the mission of the church? For those with an historic commitment to “one Lord, one faith, and one baptism,” we might think that most Christians would respond with some consistency (something along the lines of disciple-making); but alas, much of our experience as the church…
by Darren M. McClellan Some years ago, a man confessed to his pastor an occurrence in which his good intentions had gone awry. This was his story: believing it was time for him to ‘step up’ his efforts as the spiritual leader of his household, the man decided to rededicate himself to the discipline of…
by Herold Weiss Which is more important, the creation of Adam and Eve or the creation of the Risen Christ, the Last Adam? The story of the creation of Adam and Eve, the second of the stories in Genesis, is in part the story of the loss of life when access to the tree of…
by Herold Weiss It is widely accepted that the first three chapters of Genesis actually contain two stories of creation which are told from two quite different perspectives. One is found in Gen. 1: 1 – 2: 4a, and the other in Gen. 2: 4b – 4:23. Neither one of them supports what came to…
by Herold Weiss It is disconcerting to witness the many efforts carried out by different groups, with otherwise disparate perspectives, to have creationism taught in public High Schools as a valid scientific explanation of the origins of the universe and life. Proposals to achieve this goal have been debated at local school boards, school district…
by Doris Murdoch I retired from teaching four years ago. Over the past four years, I have reminisced over the many experiences one could have with thirty-four years of teaching. When I think of parent conferences, I recall one where a grandmother came in to accuse me of being a racist. I listened to her…
by Doris Murdoch I viewed the movie, “Mary and Martha”, on Prime TV today. It was a very moving movie….I cried through this one! The movie was about family members dying of malaria and the events that occurred after this that altered several families’ lives forever. I highly recommend the movie. Besides sharing the story…
by Doris Murdoch In the news recently, we’ve seen crimes in Louisiana with the theatre shooting, the Chattanooga shooting of the military men, and the Charleston shooting in the church Bible study. The recent disheartening events continue on. We could identify these crimes with terrorism, racism, lack of respect for the military or lack of…
by Bruce Epperly “We’re going to Gabby’s church!” my grandson announces as we’re pulling out of the driveway to run errands. On the way, I tell him that we’re going to see my administrative assistant for a few minutes before going to the library across the parking lot. My four year old grandson asks, “Is…