Jack Harnish summarizes and shares well – – Adam Hamilton expresses my hope for the UMC, and (in my better moments), my hope for the GMC:”I wish God’s blessings on each of the church’s that disaffiliated. These are our brothers…

Marco Mancinelli —“I had been on assignment at a Detroit Montessori school for two days, and shot hundreds of photos. Some were very good, but I knew I hadn’t gotten THE shot. That afternoon, as we all sat on the…

And from the original writer I’ve been quoting here during this Lenten season — Check out the teachings in the Old Testament about keeping the fourth Commandment. Also the general rules of [a Christian denomination] forbid the disobedience in keeping…

Julia, Cameron, whose work came to my aid around 1993 to 1995 and I’ve been recommending her and her books to people ever since, gave this advice in 2022 – – “If no topic suggests itself, I lace up my…

The best available version of the classic breastplate of Saint Patrick piece Christ with me,Christ before me,Christ behind me,Christ in me,Christ beneath me,Christ above me,Christ on my right,Christ on my left,Christ when I lie down,Christ when I sit down,Christ when…

Leonard Sweet — A church is not automatically a Christbody community. A church becomes the Body of Christ when it continues Christ’s mission in the world and embraces being the greatest force for goodness, truth and beauty in one’s zip…

COPIED — “All he ever wanted was a chance. And if he was given that chance, they’d never forget him. They said Jake Pratt of Vestavia Hills would never contribute. They said he’d never make his high school football team.…

I’ve been asked if I’d mind sharing my Belleville (IL) Union UMC monthly newsletter column here. Glad you asked!Here’s the salient parts that might be of interest for all from what dropped Thursday —– Visitation and Other Good Stuff March…

What say you? —- Bookshelf Battles New data from the American Library Association quantifies the growing efforts to ban books around the United States. A total of 4,240 titles were targeted for censorship at schools and libraries in 2023 —…