Reflection

CLEMENTA C. PINCKNEY (1973-2015), PASTOR OF MOTHER EMANUEL A.M.E. IN CHARLESTON, SC

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revpinckney Clementa Carlos Pinckney (1973-2015)—a Democratic member of the South Carolina Senate and the senior pastor of Mother Emanuel A.M.E. [African Methodist Episcopal] Church—was martyred last night, along with eight other church members, while leading a Bible study and prayer meeting within his church in Charleston, S.C.

Fast Of Words - A Different Kind Of Fast by Sylvia Gunter

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Sylvia Isaiah 58:10b-12

Time and again God brings me to my knees over my heart attitude expressed out of my mouth. More than once, God has led me to fast of negative, critical, judgmental, and complaining words. Why a fast of words? Is that a legitimate application of fasting? The Hebrew word "fast" means to cover the mouth. For me, it is harder to fast from words than from food. Abstaining from negative words may be as powerful as fasting from food, because it is a particular battlefield for most of us.

Scary Mercy by Dave Dunham

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Dave Dunham I had never thought of myself as scared to love, but in that moment I was. The rather large man who sat across the desk from me was confessing two important realities of his life: he had an anger problem and a prison record. He was also asking for counsel.

In Which You, Me and Pascal Drink Some Beers by Julie Moore

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Let's imagine that this, along with my last two posts, is us at my house, staying up super late, having a long conversation over beers...

WHY DON’T WE CALL MISSIONAL COMMUNITIES CHURCHES? by Todd Engstrom

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Todd Engstrom Friday FAQ
Recently I was asked:

"What would keep you from calling the missional communities "churches"? It seems to me that they are actually functioning and reflecting what a church is supposed to be."