March 2008 Blog Posts (9)

The missional ecclesiology of Rowan Williams

In Brian McLaren's post, he mentions Rowan Williams. I just finished a paper on the relevance of Rowan Williams's theology for the emerging church movement. I would be thrilled to have anyone here interact with it. My paper is posted at my blog post: The missional ecclesiology of Rowan Williams.

Andy… Continue

Added by Andy Rowell on March 26, 2008 at 11:27am — 4 Comments

Happy Crossmas! Why Easter Can't be Commercialized

The following is an article written by James Martin for slate.com. It can be retrieved at http://www.slate.com/id/2186633/

Sending out hundreds of Easter cards this year? Attending way too many Easter parties? Doing some last-minute shopping for gifts to place under your Easter tree? Getting tired of those endless Easter-themed specials on television?

I didn't think so.

Unlike Christmas, whose deeper spiritual meaning has been all but buried under an… Continue

Added by Patrick Hall on March 24, 2008 at 12:56pm — 1 Comment

We are about to RISE !

Apostleschurch.org in Seattle is about to RISE!

Added by Karen Ward on March 22, 2008 at 10:26am — No Comments

Bonhoeffer Quote for Good Friday

” The disciples bear the suffering laid on them only by the power of him who bears all suffering on the cross. As bearers of suffering, they stand in communion with the Crucified. They stand as strangers in the power of him who was so alien to the world that it crucified him. This is their comfort, or rather, he is their comfort, their comforter (cf. Luke 2;25) This alien community is comforted by the cross. It is comforted in that it is thrust… Continue

Added by C. Earl Mahan on March 21, 2008 at 5:30pm — 1 Comment

Living Water

As I write this we are currently in crisis with the water in Alamosa. A salmonella outbreak that is devastating. It is in the city water system. Yet, our church has responded in the only way it could by calling, organizing and bringing water to our little town in southern Colorado. We will be handing out free water - how appropriate during this Easter Season to celebrate the gift of living water by giving our community free water, water that isn't contaminated, water that give them life and… Continue

Added by Dawn Simpson on March 20, 2008 at 10:13am — No Comments

Lent Stations of the MDGs?

A very interesting story

I would not use this in place of traditional Stations of the Cross or at any time during Lent or Holy Week. - On the other hand, we did our own MDG stations in summer 07 (before this was released) as part of our U2charist at St. Mark's Cathedral in Seattle, but ours were an interactive form of intercession within a mass to raise funds for poverty relief and where they worked well. Each… Continue

Added by Karen Ward on March 19, 2008 at 8:30pm — 6 Comments

Holy Wednesday Meditations on Matthew 27

Just offered these here at Holy Spirit, they seemed to fly. In that, "provoking reflection" way. Use/tweak/don't use/hate/discuss/criticize/etc. If you want to use them, do so freely. No attributions necessary.

Imagine with me a man, his back torn open by repeated whippings, stumbling down a dirt road in the midst of a solemn and grotesque procession. He is dark-skinned, the kind of person who wouldn’t be let on an airplane. He looks like the people we see in news clips from… Continue

Added by Patrick Hall on March 19, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Equality (or "why doesn't everyone get to do stuff in church?")

If we really believe that everyone is equal, then what huge effect would that have on the way we are and do "church"?

Talked a little about equality at the Lab last weekend, and this was the main question that hit me from the point of view of someone who has the privilege of leading and shaping our church community.

It would be silly to try and convince ourselves that every has the same level of skill and ability in every area - sure some people are…

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Added by James Henley on March 2, 2008 at 9:00am — 7 Comments

Anglimergents reliving the 'both and' approach to unity in diversity: Living in Hope beyond Fear

Anglimergents have been experimenting with inclusive forms of community, and participative forms of leadership, but at the same time have recognised the importance of the local Diocese as the Local Church and the Bishop as the point of unity with other local forms of the body Christ of varying different traditions.

In Anglican polity it is an oxymoron for local bodies of Christ to 'opt out' of relationship with their local provincial bishop, opting to go with others outside the… Continue

Added by Ian Mobsby on March 1, 2008 at 4:00am — 6 Comments