Category Archives: Church
The Perfect Shirt for Next Year’s Annual Conferences
Anyone who knows me knows that I absolutely abhor boring church meetings. And unfortunately there are very few meetings more boring than our Annual Conference meetings in the United Methodist Church, with their endless reports and presentations. The few worship services sprinkled among the times of "Holy Conferencing" (read boring presentations, reports and votes on [...]
What to Do?
In a post from two months ago, David Hayward asked the following questions: Can you speak your mind… Can you openly confess your sin… Can you share your perpetual struggles… Can you make a mistake… Can you question the bible and theology… Can you lose your faith… Can you come out of the closet… Can [...]
The Smiley Face Preacher (Otherwise Known as Joel Osteen)
Last evening (Sunday, October 14th) I watched some of 60 Minutes, a show I rarely view anymore. The reason I did this was because I saw it would have a piece on Joel Osteen, Senior Pastor of America’s largest “church,” otherwise know as Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. If you didn’t see the feature, I [...]
Architectural Details – St. Elizabeth’s Church at Norwood, Ohio – Post 1
Technorati tags: photos, phtography, St’ Elizabeth’s, Norwood, Ohio, architecture, detail
Some Thoughts on Christian Unity
Phil Miller at CRN.Info and Analysis posted some interesting quotes on Christian unity from some of the leaders of the great religious movements of the last 500 years. As a United Methodist, I found the one by John Wesley to be of more than passing interest to me, but all of the quotes are of [...]
First UMC Sanctuary
The inside of my church. Technorati tags: photo, photography, church, sanctuary
Training Up a Child
Alan Creech has a post on his blog in which he talks about parent’s’ responsibility to raise and train his or her children in the faith. I couldn’t agree with him more. He writes, and I quote: I’m thinking of how I have taught them over the years, what I’ve taught them, and it actually is [...]
The Broken Church
I recently finished reading Barbara Brown Taylor’s last book: Amazon.com: Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith: Books: Barbara Brown Taylor ISBN: 0060872632 ISBN-13: 9780060872632 I must say that it has touched me deeply. In addition, in it I have found much with which I agree. Over the next few days I hope to share some quotes [...]
Mary Appears
Another beautiful stained glass window in St. Elizabeth’s, the home of Vineyard Central in Norwood, Ohio. Technorati tags: photography, photos, Mary, appearance, stained glass
A Lamp in Stained Glass
Taken at St. Elizabeth’s in Norwood, Ohio, home to Vineyard Central. Technorati tags: Photography, photo, stained glass, lamp
