What will happen to the church in one hundred years? Two hundred? Five hundred? Take a look at some of the ways in which science fiction has portrayed (or not portrayed) the Church of THE FUTURE: Star Trek: 2150s - 2370s CE Six series that combined for a total of 726 episodes and ran for … Continue reading The Church of the Future
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Assignment Update
More news! I have heard from my Bishop, who has informed me that I have been assigned to my home synod, the Metropolitan Chicago Synod of the ELCA. There is a chance, depending on how conversations go, that I could be released to another synod in the region, but right now, Metro Chicago is where … Continue reading Assignment Update
Holy Communion in the ELCA
This post is a response to a question that could not possibly fit in a deeply nested comment. For the source of the discussion, please read this post on The Lonely Pilgrim. Though the original question was limited in scope, I have chosen instead to give as complete a summary of the Lutheran position on … Continue reading Holy Communion in the ELCA
Holy Communion in the Lutheran Tradition
This post is a response to a question that could not possibly fit in a deeply nested comment. For the source of the discussion, please read this post on The Lonely Pilgrim. Though the original question was limited in scope, I have chosen instead to give as complete a summary of the Lutheran position on … Continue reading Holy Communion in the Lutheran Tradition
Lock the Doors
As far as I knew, church doors were supposed to be locked. At my home church, if it wasn't Sunday morning or the few hours when people were at the church, the doors were locked. The church connected to my grade school was always locked unless we were having class or chapel. My MIC church was locked … Continue reading Lock the Doors
Living an Ecumenical Life 