Generosity is a category of good behavior that is of interest to Christians, not just because the church relies chiefly on the generosity of members for its financial resources, but because wealth and the ways we relate to it are such a central part of the Gospel.
Author Archives: Tim
Twenty-two Months
About fifteen years ago, I was in an open parish meeting to discuss long term planning for a particular congregation.
An open window
If you
Doctrine
This week, I was reading the script of a play called
Trust
As I write, we find ourselves once again (or perhaps still?) in a time of transition and trying new things.
eGoodNews
April, 2017
A couple weeks ago, Bob and I attended a series of workshops in Boston called
For God so loved the world
Christianity has inherited from Judaism an ambiguous relationship with the world.
O.E.M.
In conversations about the relationship between the Church and the World, there are three closely related but distinct concepts that often get confused:
Bubbles
This weekend, I was at a meeting of a body of Episcopal lay and ordained leaders of the Diocese.
Orientation
Our Presiding Bishop, the Most Reverend Michael Curry, recently published a video message to the church, where he elaborated on his theme of the Church being called to the Jesus Movement in the world (see the video here).