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Lord, Forgive Us Our . . .
There are some pitfalls in this brave new world of social media. One of them is the fact that when I make a blooper, it is exposed not only to the flock (who are used to my many shortcomings) but … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, culture, first presbyterian church, forgiveness, humility, mainline churches, presbyterian, typos
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Pig in a Poke
When I arrived to serve First Presbyterian Church of Tallahassee in 1985, Florida was coming down with a bad case of lottery fever. Both conservative Christian groups and the liberal-leaning Florida Council of Churches opposed the establishment of a state-run … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, church, culture, ethics, first presbyterian church, gambling, gaming, lottery, mainline churches, polities, presbyterian, public, witness
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Dissing the Saints
A colleague sent me an article by Tom Ehrich, dated January 5, which offers an interesting take on the changes churches will have to make to avoid fading into obscurity. Erhrich, who I gather is an Episcopalian pastor, writes about … Continue reading
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Tagged change, church, culture, eastman kodak, institutional processes, mainline churches, pastor, polities, power institutions, presbyterian, theological content
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