Article on “The Banner” – “Redeeming Ritual”

Protestants tend to brace themselves at the mention of the R-word: ritual. The word is a trigger evoking a Reformation history that has sunk into our bones. We associate ritual with dead orthodoxy, “vain repetition,” the denial of grace, trying to earn salvation, scoring points with God, “going through the motions,” and various other forms [...]

Consumerism by Chris Seay

“There is a counterfeit story that culture is telling us: when we get what we want, we will be happy. How can we get beyond faux happiness and realize authentic joy in pursuing a Kingdom oriented way of life?” Check out this video with some humorous insight into American Christianity; careful, it hit me hard [...]

Inspiring Story of Faith and friends in Survival

Check out this story from CNN: ‘My own dad tried to kill me:’ Faith, friends help in survival – CNN.  The role of personal faith alone gives strength to face anything we need to, but mix that with a supportive network of friends and you’ve got a recipe for  world-conquering faith. Another confirmation that scriptural spirituality [...]

At the Crossroads…

This past Sunday, November 7, I attended worship at Crossroads Community Church in Goshen, Indiana. This church has made quite a splash in the Church of the Nazarene as one of the fastest growing churches in our area by utilizing the attractional church model. The music was performance driven with a keyboardist leading the songs [...]

Oh Great

As Phyllis Tickle ran spine tingling fingers across the back of current Christianity, the angst I sensed in my soul was legitimized: things are a changin’! Reuniting with her discourse on The Great Emergence brought some deep relief (spell it out: R-O-L-…) while instigating some deep churnings (ooh, pass me the Tums). I loved how [...]

onederings begun

So it has officially begun: a blog of my thoughts regarding one faith and one church and one life on planet earth and beyond – my onederings. Currently on sabbatical, I am collecting thoughts from my reading and reflections, and collecting experiences from visits to various churches in the surrounding areas. These collections will be [...]