Posted in Abundance, Life Together, People on November 9, 2007 | No Comments »
Stone soup, I think we’ve all heard the story, right? It tells the story of the weary traveler or the hungry soldiers who ask for a bit of food from a village that is convinced it is impoverished and have nothing to offer. So with a little exaggeration and a lot of encouragement, the villagers are [...]
Posted in Abundance, Life Together, People on May 14, 2007 | 2 Comments »
…name them one by one.” Does anyone remember singing that old hymn? I do. I couldn’t find it in the new red United Methodist Hymnal, nor was it in the old purple one, so it might not have been a standard around UMC circles, but it was certainly sung pretty often in the churches that I attended growing [...]
Posted in Life Together, People on March 30, 2007 | No Comments »
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 [...]
