Who has the right to say who I am? Do other people have the right to tell me who I am, or should I tell who I am to others?
Category: church
A Prayer for Today, after Yesterday in #Charlottesville
Eternal God, As we lift our hearts to you on behalf of those who have suffered at the hands of the demonic distortion of white supremacy, either at the hands or by words of others, or by their own degradation by this sin which so easily entangles, we acknowledge our own need for your forgiveness….
Can “avoiding churchy words” make us more authentically Christian?
The words we think are “churchy” now were subversive when they were used in Scripture. What does that tell us about our choice of words?
Getting everybody to the table so we all can eat. Jesus’ story of the Banquet
There is a HUGE difference between putting up a sign reading “Everyone welcome” and actually extending “compelling welcome” to individuals with disabilities.
Leaders with disabilities? Removing obstacles, opening doors
The dissonance raised by the nonacceptance of persons with disabilities and the acceptance of grace through Christ’s broken body necessitates that the church find new ways of interpreting disability. – Nancy Eiesland
Disability and the Church – Time to get serious
If we’re not fostering the spiritual growth and ministry effectiveness of people with disabilities, we are actually disabling the body of Christ.
Mill Pond Monday – The emergent beauty of a hardwood floor
The beauty we see in this floor as it comes together is distinct from any beauty that might be found in the boards out of which it’s composed. But every single board makes this thing beautiful.
The Risk of Following Jesus into the World: Mission and Marginality
We call ourselves the “body of Christ.” But he used his body to touch lepers who should have made him unclean, be touched by prostituted women, knowing the scandal it provoked…
Mill Pond Porch 