"We must not be frightened nor cajoled into accepting evil as deliverance from evil. We must go on struggling to be human, though monsters of abstractions police and threaten us."
#SermonPrep
giving notice that the text for my next sermon is Isaiah 9:6 and the corny marquee line in front of the church is gonna be something like "CMD + F 'Savior' Nothing Found"
"Theology is the great architecture of thought & wonder that makes religious experience a house of many mansions, open to the soul's explorations, indeed made to invite and to accommodate them" - Marilynne Robinson (What Are We Doing Here) in her essay A 'Theology for Our Time'
Pond Hockey is FAST approaching! This Saturday the puck drops on our two rinks as eleven teams battle for King of the Pond and The Golden Skate (Top Fundraising Team). Our Pond Hockey tournament is free for all spectators. Just call our office and let us know that you're coming!
“If you blow on a spark, it will glow;
if you spit on it, it will be put out;
and both come out of your mouth.”
Former MBH editors have the last word.
https://t.co/38mo0Zfg2K
This is in essence what Bonhoeffer writes about reading Scripture in worship in his little book Life Together. Look it up--it changed my whole outlook. Everyone who reads in worship should read it.
Olivia de Havilland at 103 and still bearing witness!
Learn more about yourself, the world, and God next year. Register for Outtatown to learn and grow, all while travelling and receiving university credit at the same time. Visit https://t.co/ASZa2KV0pV today!
#CMUOT#ChristianGapYear
Want to learn more about global Anabaptism but couldn't make it to the Global Anabaptism Conference? You can now watch videos of both public lectures with Dr. John D. Roth by visiting our website https://t.co/mrSqe2Eq3m
#anabaptist#CMUwp
Faith isn’t about being right, or settling down, or refusing to change. Faith is a journey, and every generation contributes its own sketches to the map. I’ve got miles and miles to go on this journey, but I think I can see Jesus up ahead.’
Rachel Held Evans died last week at 37. Writer. Thoughtful Christian. In her book, Faith Unraveled she said ‘what my generation is learning the hard way is that faith is not about defending the conquered ground but about discovering new territory ...
#Pray that the Canadian Mennonite University (@CMUwpg) Singers, conductor Janet Brenneman, and president Cheryl Pauls will bring joy and inspiration to audiences in schools and churches in Saskatchewan and Alberta.
@NightShiftMD excellent feature on the real issue ofloneliness. Our church @LendrumChurch has begun a group for widows & widowers, self-directed that provides a community within the church.
Fascinating discussion in our @MB_Herald#BookClub today about authority, virtue ethics, & institution building. If you have not joined in yet, there's still time (this is a big book!) Check out https://t.co/42m3jc8Iky (special thanks to @PaulCumin for his excellent facilitation