Female Deacons in the Orthodox Church.

Restoring the Diaconate of Women | In Communion

Here is a very powerful article from the Orthodox church concerning female deacons. Apparently female deacons have served in a very similar role to male deacons for the first 1000 years of the church. I appreciate the call in the Orthodox church to renew the role of deacons in general and female deacons specifically.
I think that this article offers a lot of background history to the position and functions that female deacons served. It is well worth the read.

Cool Church Building

The Most Slamming Church Building I’ve Seen In YEARS « Ragamuffin Soul

A really neat space. Not exactly what I’d like but has somethings I definitely like.

Evangelism Reconsidered

Tossing Aside the Tract

Here is a good article about changing how we do evangelism. Echoes a lot of what I believe.

It wasn’t me

Now I’m Surprised This Wasn’t Used As A Worship Song | internetmonk.com

What can I say. We won’t be using this at our church. But the humor and irony is almost painful.

Be sure to check this link from Don: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewer_&_Shipley

The Qu’ran through Tad’s eyes

I finished reading the Qur’an. Now for my thoughts… « Tad DeLay

Tad DeLay has some very good thoughts after having read the Qu’ran. Personally I have not read the Qu’ran but the way his post reads, Tad offers a very objective but Christian reading of the Qu’ran. I appreciate his willingness to see similarities between Islam and Christianity and at times defend Islam against our sound bite misinterpretations of Islamic scripture.

Tad brings some wonderful comparisons of Christian and Islamic fundamentalism that need some time to digest, though I think he is spot on. His thoughts about midrashim and Islamic teaching are worth some further investigation (by someone much wiser than me).

Please read the article (and future ones by Tad). What are your thoughts?

Walter goes to Washington

Call on Congress and conscience – Washington Times

Here, Walter Hoye offers his view of what happened to him on the streets of Oakland as he quietly offered an alternative to abortion. Next he went to Congress hoping to find some support for the cause. Read the article to see what he found.

Walter goes to Washington

Call on Congress and conscience – Washington Times

Here, Walter Hoye offers his view of what happened to him on the streets of Oakland as he quietly offered an alternative to abortion. Next he went to Congress hoping to find some support for the cause. Read the article to see what he found.

Church Name

OK here is a place to put your church name suggestions.  Have fun.

cartoon: charts and graphs | nakedpastor

cartoon: charts and graphs | nakedpastor

Profound.

Jazz with Jesus

Jazz with Jesus

I probably don’t need to say much.  I love the idea. <finger snaps>