Category Archives: Weekly Report

My friend Alan and I have had a two-decade long conversation on the topic of missionary letters, as he is a writer of them, and I am a receiver of them. Missionary letters have long irritated me with their vague … Continue reading →

Penn Gillette on evangelism.

Can I say, for the record, how much I adore Jonathan Swift? I sat in his seat (or, at least, the one labeled “Dean” — don’t know if it was there when he was) on Sunday for services at St. … Continue reading →

The birth of Issac Jabez-Obama Williams was announced in the bulletin today at Bethel AME. It was the second service we attended (earlier, the 9am at ECOR), and included no fewer than three sermons, two altar calls, and two offerings. … Continue reading →

Like many other late-December functions, the Solstice Celtic Eucharist at St. David’s (scheduled for Dec 18, 2008), was canceled, and pushed off until January, after Epiphany. At this latitude, we are still in darkness more than half the day, so … Continue reading →

There were two major determining factors in where we went this morning. First, Salem Lutheran doesn’t have a website, and their announcement last night said, “We have canceled our Christmas Eve service, blah blah; here’s some alternatives, blah blah; we … Continue reading →

Since the beginning of the project, I had been adamant that we needed to go to an LDS service, because we are in “Mormon Country”– it seemed wrong not to . . . but it was a huge mental hurdle … Continue reading →

This is a guest column from Our Gra, on the east coast, who attended a “Blue Christmas” service this week. We might could have used one of these for similar reasons last year. “Blue Christmas” – A Service of Remembrance … Continue reading →

My friend Pat works in an institution back east as artist, visionary, chaplain. As I write this, I realize I don’t know what her actual job title is. It doesn’t matter. You’ll get a good sense of it and her … Continue reading →

Just about everyone is trying to rage against the capitalist machine that is Christmas in our nation — from the religious (giving presence, not presents), to DIY crafters (and the homemade movement). I’m not entirely sure how successful anyone is … Continue reading →