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Category Archives: Re-thinking and Re-doing church
Search For Best Poor Person
We at Wedgewood Church are looking for the best poor person. We know Jesus said if you have done it unto the least of these you’ve done it unto me. So if we just have to do something for Jesus … Continue reading
When A Church Member Should Go
At Wedgewood we begin our worship services with what we call an extravagant welcome, a phrase we learned from the United Church of Christ. An extravagant welcome to us means, in part, welcoming what new people can add to … Continue reading
Making A Case For Footwashing
When you get old, and I know “old” is a relative term – when you get old, and for me old started around 41, your feet can start to hurt. In my case, I woke up with excruciating, and I … Continue reading
God Deliver Me From My Liberators
I often fear I and others are Christian do-gooders. Are we using the suffering, the exploitation and marginalization of the other to promote our own agenda? For instance, some biblical scholars write and talk with such passion about the poor when … Continue reading
A Sad Christmas Story
I know, it’s not Christmas anymore, but sad stories are hard to write and sad Christmas stories are even harder to write. This is a story about abandonment. My wife’s Aunt Jo Ann lives on a family farm in Bandana, … Continue reading
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Tagged abandoned, abandoned calf, abandonment, Bandana North Carolina, calf, Christmas, church, mother cow, sad story
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The Difference Between A Liberal Church And A Progressive Church
Do you know the difference between a liberal church and a progressive church? Last fall I took a United Church of Christ Polity class and one of my classmates who is doing a new church start asked me to distinguish … Continue reading
Easy Stuff A Church Can Do For The Homeless
It’s easy for a church to house twelve homeless guests on a Saturday night. It’s easy to install two bathrooms, two showers, and a laundry room with a washer and dryer for homeless guests. It’s easy to prepare a meal … Continue reading
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Tagged charity, communion, good deeds, homeless, hospitality, Jesus, Jesus in the distressing disguise of the poor, liberal Christianity, Lord's Table, poor, poverty, Rev. Dr. Chris Ayers, Wedgewood Church, world doesn't need any more good deeds
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Imagine A Church That . . .
I consider myself the luckiest pastor in the world. I know that’s a grand statement to make, but that’s the way I feel. Most pastors hope to make a difference in the lives of parishioners and to move a congregation … Continue reading