Monthly Archives: October 2018

Transforming Communities Through Gratitude, Part 2

Related to my research topic on why younger folks aren’t in church is the section on promises and its relationship to distrust of institutions; a cultural systemic challenge for which I do not know the way forward, even with many … Continue reading

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Transforming Communities Through Gratitude, Part 1

A Reflection on: Living Into Community: Cultivating Practices that Sustain Us by Christine D. Pohl I suggest engaging Pohl’s four practices (gratitude, promises, truth-living, and hospitality) is a prerequisite for systemic transformation.  In conversation with studies in personal and inner … Continue reading

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The Calling and Consequence of Grace

Scriptures: Hebrews 4:12-16 Let us Pray: May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Susan R. Andrews wrote, “The denominational seal of … Continue reading

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God’s Reign in Adverse Conditions

Scriptures: Hebrews 1:1-4, 2:5-12; Mark 10:2-16 Let us Pray: May the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord our Rock and our Redeemer. Amen. Presbyterians are, if anything, Reformed. … Continue reading

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