Category Archives: Thoughts and Wonderings

Ministry on the New Frontier; a Review of Clint Shnekloth’s: Mediating Faith

Originally posted on sinibaldo.wordpress.com:
I’m sitting in my office on a Monday morning. Last night before bed I posted in the ELCA Clergy Facebook Group* the struggles I have with the upcoming Sunday’s assigned readings for worship, and have a couple dozen responses to my post, many of which are helpful. Yesterday’s sermon…

Change for Change Sake

Originally posted on The 16%:
When confronted with the need to change, many managers attempt to reassure their organization that “we are changing because we have to, but we are not going to create change just for the sake of change”. While their intent is to make the change easier by reassuring fearful employees, in reality…

6 Things Every Good Father Must Do from Faithgateway

The link below is for a wonderful article that every man needs to do for his children. We need to remember that our children are a blessing we have been given by God and we need to be the best gift we can be to them! FaithGateway.

VCRs, Buggy Whips and an EPIC church

Originally posted on sinibaldo.wordpress.com:
I read this quote this week:* “Think of the church as a VCR.           If you have newer DVDs, you can’t play them on your old VCR – You need an entirely different device.” ** Maybe we have set up a false choice in the…

The Gettysburg Address

On the 150th Anniversary of the giving of this speech it is good to remember… MichaelRinehart.com Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war,Continue reading “The Gettysburg Address”

Sound Quotes

The empty vessel makes the loudest sound. ~ William Shakespeare I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by. ~ Douglas Adams Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue. ~ Plato All murderers are punished unless they kill in large numbers andContinue reading “Sound Quotes”