From Time, by Steven Brill, and this set of clips from Josh Wooden … and we need to have a good conversation about the issues raised in this article: Why are costs so high? We all have some crazy stories about some medical item or procedure. When I had shoulder surgery, about a decade ago, [...]

When it comes to the one, holy, universal and apostolic church, the most glaring lack in the modern church is the “one” term. Instead of a one-Body church, the church is a fractured community of diverse voices. So much so that there are branches or segments of the church that are often unheard. A friend [...]

This piece by Raul Pacheco-Vega hits some very important points. 1. Write every day. 2. Give yourself the best tools to write. 3. Write as you would speak (aka, read it aloud as you write). 4. Have others read to give you feedback. 5. Read a lot, read across disciplines. [I would say read good [...]

When the apostles gathered in Jerusalem for the first-ever church council, recorded in Acts 15, the debate centered around one issue: Should Gentile converts to faith in Jesus be required to be circumcised in order to be full members of God’s People? After all, they reasoned, circumcision was an eternal commandment from the days of [...]

A sermon by Jason Micheli: Lenten Sermon: Revelation 12.7-12 Boot-stomping, @#$-kicking Jesus Nearly a year ago this month, I found myself trapped on the corner of Washington and King streets in Old Town. I was headed into Banana Republic. As folks in the 8:30 service frequently point out, I ‘don’t own many ties.’ I have [...]

From AP Mass. boy, trying to avoid bedtime, calls 911 Published: Feb 21, 2013 BROCKTON, Mass. (AP) – Police in Massachusetts say a 10-year-old boy called 911 because he didn’t want to go to bed. Brockton police say the boy made the emergency call just after 8 p.m. Wednesday and told the dispatcher he was [...]