Is There Still Room for Me in the UMC? By Ron Bretsch. A fellow Upper New York Annual Conference Member asks some hard questions. Do we have answers ? Filed under: church, Re-Think Church Photo a Day Challenge, Seminary, Upper … Continue reading →
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May 19
Is There Still Room for Me in the UMC? By Ron Bretsch
May 19
God, Tragedy, Churches, Faith and Forgiveness
The Dallas Morning News had a front page article today about the role faith and churches are playing in the aftermath of the deadly tornadoes in Granbury. The beginning of the article contains these statements: In a place where so … Continue reading →
May 19
“I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh” (salvation AS Pentecost)
To prepare for Pentecost, I’ve been reading Pentecostal theologian Amos Yong’s The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh. Yong argues for a “pneumatological soteriology” (Spirit-centered account of salvation) that “would be in contrast to soteriologies that tend to bifurcate the work of Christ and of the Spirit… articulated by Protestant scholasticism… [in which] Christ provides […]
May 17
Comedy
Some people think it is difficult to be a Christian and to laugh, but I think it’s the other way around. God writes a lot of comedy, it’s just that he has so many bad actors. -Garrison Keillor
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May 17
Growing Older But Not Up
In the song, “Growing Older, But Not Up,” Jimmy Buffet sings about the idea of growing older but still having a sense of fun and play by not fully growing up. He is experiencing the realities of growing older – pain, creaking joints, brittle bone…
Just sayin’