Posts from the Blog of an (un)Tamed Cynic
The second edition of the PC(USA) Mid Councils Commission is meeting this weekend in Dallas. Having served on the first (failed) attempt at this, I have a question I’d love to hear some Presbyterian perspectives on: Can the PC(USA) be reformed? Here’s some background. Yesterday I wrote a post in which I pondered whether the best [...]
For a variety of reasons, I couldn’t attend the NEXT Church national gathering last week. But I was able to watch some of it on the live stream and will catch up on some other highlights once they post videos. I’ve also read several blog posts about it and have talked with some friends who [...]
This is my Confirmation Sunday sermon from yesterday. The scripture readings were Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 1 John 1:1-4. This is an unprecedented time in the history of Fourth Presbyterian Church. I realize, of course, that you will hear this a lot during this time of transition and change. But let me take a moment to [...]
This post comes directly from the PC(USA) Mid Councils Commission report (27-28). I wrote this for the “Changing Contexts” section of the report with input from commission member Roger Lee. I am posting discrete sections of our report as a means of generating conversation, so please make comments. At the end of this post, I [...]
Back in September, DC Comics relaunched it’s entire lineup of titles. Called “The New 52″, the idea behind this major reboot is to update these characters and stories for a new audience and to give readers an opportunity to jump on board without necessarily needing to catch up with all of the various intersecting story [...]
