Living The Faith

ABIDING SAVIOR   7:14 PM ON MON MAR 8 2010

Below are some writing I have been doing related to the Stations of the Cross- something I have been doing for Lent. Enjoy...Living the FaithSo, we’ve started Lent… a 4 ...

Third Sunday in Lent, Year C

GROUNDED AND ROOTED IN LOVE   9:15 PM ON TUE MAR 2 2010

Isaiah 55:1-9Psalm 63:1-8 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9Sustenance.Every one of us must do some work each day to be Sustained.  At our most basic level, we must ta ...

Prescription for a Pauline Headache

SHARP IRON   2:45 PM ON FRI FEB 26 2010

The Word of God proclaims, “women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If they want to inquire ...

Prescription for a Pauline Headache

GROUNDED AND ROOTED IN LOVE   8:01 PM ON THU FEB 25 2010

   The Word of God proclaims, “women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submission, as the Law says. If ...

Appalling Paul?

GROUNDED AND ROOTED IN LOVE   1:22 PM ON THU FEB 25 2010

Like many people in "liberal", mainline churches, I used to have a very negative view of Paul.  My view was actually the byproduct of an attempt to have a po ...

The Bible as Dictionary Auto-Antonymica

SHARP IRON   3:26 PM ON TUE FEB 23 2010

From Wikipedia: An auto-antonym (sometimes spelled autantonym), or contranym (originally spelled contronym), is a word with a homograph (a word of the same spelling) that is ...

Thoughts on Lysistrata

SHARP IRON   8:14 PM ON MON FEB 22 2010

Something amusing from Heather Kirk-Davidoff. Of course, it’s not too shabby when I get mentioned.  Check it out. Filed under: Christianity, Church, Culture ...

Thoughts on Lysistrata

GROUNDED AND ROOTED IN LOVE   4:32 PM ON SUN FEB 21 2010

As part of his greeting at the start of worship this morning, Chris said, "If you're new this morning, you can probably tell by looking around the room at the massi ...

Network of Spiritual Progressives in Maryland

NETWORK OF SPIRITUAL PROGRESSIVES IN MARYLAND   4:25 PM ON THU FEB 18 2010

NSP MARYLAND MEETING - Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 7:30 pmPaint Branch UU Church3215 Powder Mill Road, RE bldg Room 1Adelphi, MD 20783Directions here.Meeting Program: “The Milita ...

Scripture Cinema

SHARP IRON   4:04 PM ON THU FEB 18 2010

Not long ago I saw a movie on Netflix called “Passengers”.  At first I didn’t like it all, it seemed formulaic and cliché.  I was ready to write it off but I hung i ...

Peace & Justice Activism Winter - Spring 2010

NETWORK OF SPIRITUAL PROGRESSIVES IN MARYLAND   4:03 PM ON THU FEB 18 2010

Mon Feb. 22, 6 to 7 pm - "Free Speech for People, Not Corporations: Rally to Take Back Democracy" in Annapolis. Join the rally for campaign finance reform!. Lawyer's Ma ...

Climate Change Action, Winter 2010

NETWORK OF SPIRITUAL PROGRESSIVES IN MARYLAND   3:58 PM ON THU FEB 18 2010

Sun, Feb 21, 3:00 - 5:30 PM, The Earth Forum of Howard County, Green Building and Beyond: Creating a more Sustainable Future with Stan Sersen, founder of the Green Building ...

First Sunday in Lent, Year C

GROUNDED AND ROOTED IN LOVE   12:03 PM ON THU FEB 18 2010

Deuteronomy 26:1-11Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13Lent is a season of introspection and preparation - preparation for a new way of being, a new life, a revised ...

Excerpt from Brian McLaren’s “New Kind of Christi ...

SHARP IRON   1:44 PM ON WED FEB 17 2010

I’m only about a quarter of the way through but I think this is McLaren’s best work in a long time.  For his neo-Evangelical critics out there, the book is choc ...

Finding God--Alone

GROUNDED AND ROOTED IN LOVE   11:16 AM ON TUE FEB 16 2010

The Washington Post has a stunning feature today on one neighborhood's recovery from the earthquake in Haiti called "The Spirit of Survival" written by Manuel ...