A couple of weeks ago I shared my take on our group’s experience participating in a Flourising Congregations workshop put on by the Indianapolis Center for Congregations. Yesterday’s mail brought a letter from the Center thanking the participants for taking part and contributing to the event. It also encouraged us to check out their website [...]
Archive for March, 2007
Making Ripples
Posted in Life Together, People on March 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
You, Me, and Kevin Bacon
Posted in Life Together on March 20, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Duane has graciously opened this blog to many authors — I hope this, my first posting here, serves the purpose of what New Connections, New Directions is about. Over on my own blog, I’ve posted a rather lengthy reflection on an online assessment I did recently to get an analysis of my social/professional network. After [...]
Reconciliation
Posted in Life Together on March 15, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m trying to reconcile two things I read recently: One is a point of view on the ever increasing evidence that being gay is biologically based from Al Mohler, the president of Southern Seminary (Southern Baptist): If a biological basis is found, and if a prenatal test is then developed, and if a successful treatment [...]
A Young Person’s Thoughts turn to Summer
Posted in Life Together on March 9, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Okay, so I’m not so young — and this is my first time posting on a blog quite like this. I hope it works. Here goes. A week ago Friday I was thinking about the good work and discussions that have happened over the last several years related to our summer programming for our neighbors [...]
We are a Flourishing Congregation!
Posted in Life Together on March 9, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Earlier this week, a handful of us folks from Broadway had the opportunity to spend two energetic and inspiring days together talking, laughing, listening, brainstorming, writing, drawing, and even doing a little spontaneous singing — the Rainbow Connections of all things! This was all possible because we took part in a workshop put on by the Indianapolis [...]
A little visual change…
Posted in Life Together on March 6, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Barb recently noted that the comments on the format I had originally chosen were hard to read. I agree, the print was pretty small and not dark enough. I switched to a different format that has a little more contrast and has a lovely picture at the top. I will miss my picture of the turning [...]
This sounds cool
Posted in Life Together on March 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I ran across this organization, Crosswalk America, linked on Brian’s Beautiful Heresy Blog. I tend to get pretty excited when I see vibrant, progressive folks really embracing the principles of the loving, living Jesus. Check it out, I think you’ll find it interesting.
Holy Listening, It’s Not That Painful…(but it can be challenging.)
Posted in Life Together on March 3, 2007 | 8 Comments »
Ok, I couldn’t help messin’ with the metaphor… But Holy Listening is something that we seem to be talking about alot lately in our Broadway circles. In the opening page of the March Tower Chimes, our church’s newsletter, Pastor Mike challenges us to be Roving Listeners and to do some Holy Listening during this season of Lent. “What is Holy Listening?” you ask. Really, Holy [...]
