Posts Tagged ‘Augustine’
Advent: The Song of Time
Time can look linear for us, but not for God. Living in the Western half of the globe, I grew up assuming that time flows forward from past to present to future. But especially in the past five years or so, I’ve immersed myself in time as a circle—the continuous circle of the ancient Christian…
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Written for Giving: Growing Joyful Stewards in Your Congregation, Vol. 22, No. 1, By the Ecumenical Stewardship Center Living Closer to the Hub of the Wheel Year-round stewardship is not about repetitive, one-time church programs. It’s about helping people become more generous in many dimensions of their lives. This includes becoming more joyful and faithful…
Read MoreBaptism, Connection, and Christ
Is interdependency a strength or a weakness? I remember hearing the old adage, “up by my own bootstraps,” as if self-sufficiency were something to be proud of. And as if it were actually possible, too. In this interconnected world it’s hard to even imagine being raised all on one’s own and finding one’s own way,…
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