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”
Category Archives: Thoughts and Wonderings
The Greatest Loser the church – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog
The Greatest Loser the church – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog. Rich Melheim is a great thinker and model for the church. He always seems to be on the pulse of what is happening, and trying to help us all think about ways to look at the glass and how full it is, or to break freeContinue reading “The Greatest Loser the church – The Melheimian Sabbatiblog”
More Couples Divorce After Decades Of Marriage : NPR
More Couples Divorce After Decades Of Marriage : NPR. I am not sure how I feel about this. It is all about marriage, and how people are living longer. The Gores are one couple they speak about, where there was no infidelity, no issues with the marriage and they are just unhappy with the relationship, and theContinue reading “More Couples Divorce After Decades Of Marriage : NPR”
Lead Sharp | » Is Your Church a Purple Cow?
Lead Sharp | » Is Your Church a Purple Cow?. Interesting Article on how our churches are doing programs and ministries…
Camp Chrysalis
My family and I are at Camp Chrysalis, in Kerrville, TX for the kick off to.the camp’s 60th anniversary year. We came up last because it is a three hour drive and that would have meant an early morning, but it is amazing how refreshing it is to be at camp… The girls seem toContinue reading “Camp Chrysalis”
Big City – To Develop Young Tastes, Look Past the Children’s Menu – NYTimes.com
Big City – To Develop Young Tastes, Look Past the Children’s Menu – NYTimes.com. What does this say about how we are as the church? Do we want to stick with the things we have always known and dumb it down because we think visitors and some members may not actually get it… Are weContinue reading “Big City – To Develop Young Tastes, Look Past the Children’s Menu – NYTimes.com”
The home as the basis of faith!
Here is a quote from Rich Melheim’s blog I found very interesting: “For those of you heaven-bent on changing the dying mainline before it turns into a flatline… For those of you hoping to reform your church to look less like the last chapter of American Christianity and more like Deuteronomy 6 (when you lieContinue reading “The home as the basis of faith!”
The Force…
My devotion for this morning compared the Holy Spirit with the Force from Star Wars. Now many of you know that I am a huge Star Wars fan, however this is a little flawed I think in the fundamental theology… Let me break this down and give you the pros and the cons. In actualityContinue reading “The Force…”
YouTube – meChurch
YouTube – meChurch. Very funny – because it is very very true. We believe that we should find a church that gives us something, and that is what it is really all about. Now do not get me wrong, worship and the fellowship of the gathering should feed you at times, but it is notContinue reading “YouTube – meChurch”
Real Leaders Sometimes Look Arrogant – ARE:A Renewal Enterprise
Real Leaders Sometimes Look Arrogant – ARE:A Renewal Enterprise. What if we did do what matters? If we were truly focused on what is important regardless of how it makes us look? what if?
aSacredRebel 