Soccer – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog

Soccer – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog. Where is your church at in Evangelism.  My comment to Rich Melheim on his blog is here below. I wonder where you think we are at, or where you are at with your church in Evangelism… This is great! I believe unfortunately most Lutheran Congregations are like the Chinese diagramContinue reading “Soccer – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog”

How to Love Unconditionally – wikiHow

How to Love Unconditionally – wikiHow. Interesting article on how to love unconditionally.  Wonder if any of the people who helped write it know or have an understanding of how God fills us and through that we are called to love, because to me it seemed this article was a very nice moralistic thing to do,Continue reading “How to Love Unconditionally – wikiHow”

Seth does it again: Good bye office

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/06/goodbye-to-the-office.html Here is Seth’s blog on the office, and how it was necessary, and is now fast becoming an item of the past. Why is it we go somewhere to be with a bunch of people we do not collaborate with, when we can do what we do there somewhere else? And in ministry, weContinue reading “Seth does it again: Good bye office”

Interesting Poem from a 15 year old…

WRITTEN BY A 15 yr. old SCHOOL KID IN ARIZONA : New Pledge of Allegiance (TOTALLY AWESOME) ! Since the Pledge of Allegiance and The Lord’s Prayer are not allowed in most public schools anymore Because the word “God” is mentioned…. A kid in Arizona wrote the attached NEW School prayer : Now I sitContinue reading “Interesting Poem from a 15 year old…”

No room in the Inn

We are in the midst of doing VBS at the congregation I serve.  Yesterdays scripture passage was Luke 2:1-20, the birth of Jesus. Now this is a story most of us hear year after year, because those of us who go to churches that follow the Revised Common Lectionary use this set of verses every Christmas Eve.Continue reading “No room in the Inn”

Seth’s Blog – Trying to please…

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/06/trying-to-please.html Check out Seth’s blog about pleasing and what or who we are trying to please. One of my collegues in Ohio said, “our business as the church is pleasing God.”. While I have mixed feelings about this statement, because I am a Lutheran and therefore think any works are bad and can not helpContinue reading “Seth’s Blog – Trying to please…”

Prenatal Confirmation A womb with a view – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog

Prenatal Confirmation A womb with a view – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog. Can you imagine if all of our confirmation was done this way?  Can you imagine if the seeds of faith were planted each and every night at home?  Can you imagine if our youth came to know the church as a loving welcome place,Continue reading “Prenatal Confirmation A womb with a view – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog”