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November 2011

November 13, 2011

Our Beautiful World

No theology today... just wanted to share a little beauty

November 11, 2011

Great Compline

Goodnight everyone!

November 05, 2011

Book Review: Same Kind of Different as Me

I don't generally review books that aren't strictly theological, but I recently read the book "Same Kind...

November 01, 2011

All Saints Day Reflection

This morning I decided to go to the daily liturgy at a local Ukrainian Catholic...

October 2011

October 29, 2011

Refomation Day – That They May All Be One

Tomorrow is Reformation Sunday. This is the Sunday where Protestants remember the birth of the...

October 25, 2011

What ARE Lay Leaders?

In the 1960s the Catholic Church released the document “Decree on the Apostolate of the...

October 17, 2011

Occupy Your Vocation

October 15, 2011

The Lord’s Day Ceremony: Prayer before the meal

I. The Lighting of the Candle: Leader #2 [the designated assistant] leads the following meditation.Leader #2In...

October 13, 2011

What makes a Christian Leader?

A mentor of mine once said, “you’ll know you’re a leader when you turn around...

October 12, 2011

How would you define worship?

Worship in Greek can mean to kiss towardIf I asked 15 people to give me...

October 11, 2011

My take on the Six Covenant Affirmations

There is a great deal of freedom within the Covenant Affirmations (my denomination's statement of...

October 10, 2011

The Story we find ourselves in

I recently gave a talk for the Word of God Community's Fall retreat. Here is...

October 08, 2011

Classic Rich Mullins teaching

Here is a video I have always loved

October 07, 2011

15 books that will MAKE you belive in GOD?

Fellow theology nerd and UberBlogger David Withun has created a list of 15 books that he claims...

October 06, 2011

Praying The Jesus Prayer

The Jesus prayer is the simple prayer, “Κύριε Ιησού Χριστέ, Υιέ του Θεού, ελέησόν με, translated: “Lord...

October 04, 2011

What is “Church Growth”?

When I first started working in ministry I asked a local ministry leader if he...

October 02, 2011

We Finally Got The Gospel Right!

September 2011

September 29, 2011

Funny, but where are the Confessional Lutherans and the Orthodox

My challenge for readers is to post a series of images that reflect the Confessional Lutherans...

September 27, 2011

Is Mary Holy?

I recently received the following e-mail, and I thought that I would share my response with all...

September 10, 2011

Church Profile: Mars Hill Bible Church | Grand Rapids

I recently visited the “Mars Hill Bible Church” in Grand Rapids, MI. This is not...

September 06, 2011

Hebrew – Vocab Flash Cards!

For all the seminary students out there using Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar by Page H. Kelley...

August 2011

August 09, 2011

Is church a product we consume?

Why do we act like it is?

July 2011

July 27, 2011

is church safe?

What do you think of this excerpt from Annie Dillard's Teaching A Stone to Talk...

June 2011

June 24, 2011

Five Networks Every Pastor Needs to have

Making connections with others is an essential key to any effective ministry. Without connections there...

June 23, 2011

Feast of The Week: The Birth of John the Baptist

The following is a bit by St. Augustine in honor of the solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist, which...

June 22, 2011

Get more Orant on Tumblr

We Have TumblrI have decided to start using Tumblr as an way to post small...

June 05, 2011

New Music: From Starry Skies

May 2011

May 29, 2011

Am I Healthy and Effective?

I recently watched a presentation by Anthony Trufant where he shares 11 points about how...

May 24, 2011

New Book: The Christ Hymn

In the book of Philippians there is a small section of poetry. This little set...

May 20, 2011

An Interactive Map of All The Eastern Orthodox Churches in Union With One Another

View Eastern Orthodox churches in Union with one another in a larger mapKEYPeople = autocephalous...