Felt the thud. People started scrambling... Non-denominational churches were coming into their heyday when I graduated from seminary in 1987. U.S. Mainline congregations accustomed to dominating American religion for 2 centuries were badly drifting. We just assumed we were too big to fail. Down south pastor friends were already accustomed to being surrounded and... Continue Reading →
Quarantine Day 19 Laying in the hot tub and looking up through the steam I hope for no shooting stars. No getting pulled that far up and out of myself. Many nights we gaze, attentive looking for the not uncommon satellite. Planes are easy to spot every 10 minutes or more often, but it is... Continue Reading →
Being Shepherds for Seekers Part 1
In an Activist congregation we turn to John 10 and those we (each of us!) lead :
Cancelling Worship
It is not an easy decision for a pastor to make! This past Saturday I started calling and emailing. I posted on Facebook; all in an effort to get more input on what Genesis should do about the unfolding snowstorm. They were saying 8 inches, maybe 15 inches. Around the front range here west of... Continue Reading →