Month: October 2011

  • Heresy and Hospitality

    One of the ways Emerging Spirit talked of the shift in the spiritual and generational foundations of our time was through a focus on the words believe, behave and belong. In times past, if one was curious about being a Christian the entry point was often a conversation about beliefs. Many very bright and gifted…

  • Meetings – weapons of mass interruption

    If an apocalyptic meltdown of the national umbrella of the United Church does occur – as some predict – what will be the last things standing? The Pension Fund (I hope); the Standard Salary Schedule; our penchant for meetings? A friend casually remarked that the roots of the system upon which ours is based actually…