Archive for January, 2012
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
RENOVATION OF THE CHURCH: Continuing the Discussion by Valerie E. Hess
This is part of the MSFL blog conversation going on about the book Renovation of the Church: What Happens When a Seeker Church Discovers Spiritual Formation by Kent Carlson, Mike Lueken. It deals with a bigger issue behind why a seeker church may find itself at a place it doesn’t want to be at down the road. What [...]
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Friday, January 6th, 2012
Epiphany
Christmas in the Church is now ended and we transition into the Feast of and season of Epiphany. Here we come to realize that the story of Jesus’ birth in Bethlehem is not a regional story but one for the whole world. Jesus came for everyone, from the shepherds (the poor and marginalized) to the [...]
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Sunday, January 1st, 2012
The Eighth Day
On this January 1st, we celebrate not only the beginning of a new calendar year but the naming of Jesus. Eight days after his birth, he was circumcised and named. What name do you bear? Not the one that people call you but deep down in your soul, what name do you answer to? Is it a [...]
