I am in the second full week at my summer internship. My co-intern and I were together all last week for orientation and whatnot, but this week we split up to go to different churches. It’s really hard to go into a church for only a week or two. Churches are complicated. (Understatement of the [...]
Lenten Prayer 3 How can I turn back, O God? How can I ask forgiveness from the people I’ve hurt? How can I expect people to forgive me? Sometimes I feel like an idiot–a stray word or unreflected actions damages relationships. Some days I feel like I can’t try any harder; Some days I feel [...]
After reading my last post about reclaiming foolishness in a long-term vision in the church, my friend “Kelly” who is a spiritual-but-not-religious young adult asked the question: If you can minister anywhere at anytime, why bother with the ordination process? First, a clarification on what ordination is in the Presbyterian tradition. “Ordination is an action [...]