Posted by cicw
March 31st, 2009
I clipped this article a few months ago from Smithsonian magazine on the struggle to preserve the Hagia Sophia, the 1,500-year-old worship space in Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia was the place of which, according to legend, Prince Vladmir’s representatives said after attending an Eastern Orthodox worship service, “We did not know whether we were in [...]
...
Read More »
Posted by cicw
March 31st, 2009
From Oakdale Park CRC: Doing Justice in THIS Economy What does pursuing justice look like now — given the economy, foreclosures, joblessness, and anxiety over the future? What opportunities are there that there may not have been before — for individuals, for the church, for those in the suburbs and in the urban-center? What special [...]
...
Read More »
Posted by cicw
March 31st, 2009
From Alban Weekly: Some churches have become a cold, gray hearth, with nary a sign of life. Others have stoked and tend a full and robust fire. But in between, I am convinced, there are some congregations, maybe more than we’d guess, awaiting a discerning eye to bend close enough to see the glow of [...]
...
Read More »
Posted by cicw
March 27th, 2009
Posted by Betty Grit: Surrounded by the towering buildings of the University of Michigan, historic Memorial Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) gathers worshipers on a beautiful spring morning. From March 2009 As Pastor Irvin Green welcomes us he notes the numerous denominations that are represented. Truly we are a multicultural, multidenominational congregation today. As members [...]
...
Read More »
Posted by cicw
March 19th, 2009
I’ve been included in, or told about, conversations in several churches lately about getting digital audio recordings of sermons, and a common theme is the fear that it’s too expensive. At the risk of sounding like a commercial, I can say that in our experience here at CICW, we’ve become huge fans of these little [...]
...
Read More »
Posted by cicw
March 19th, 2009
We are delighted that our longtime friend and colleague Mary Hulst has been named the new chaplain at Calvin College! The news release: … Hulst was named the third Calvin chaplain since the role was created in 1962—and the first woman to serve as Calvin chaplain “It’s amazing, letting it settle over me that this [...]
...
Read More »
Posted by cicw
March 19th, 2009
From the Reformed Church in America: Related Resources from the RCA
...
Read More »
Posted by cicw
March 19th, 2009
From Sojourn Community Church:
...
Read More »
Posted by cicw
March 19th, 2009
From gettymusic.com: To see the King of heaven fallIn anguish to His knees,The Light and Hope of all the worldNow overwhelmed with grief.What nameless horrors must He see,To cry out in the garden:Oh, take this cup away from me Yet not my will but Yours,Yet not my will but Yours. continued…
...
Read More »
Posted by cicw
March 19th, 2009
From one blogging pastor in the CCblogs network: Every year after Ash Wednesday, it takes a while for me to clean out the ashes completely from under my fingernails. I don’t know if other ministers have this problem, but like most ministerial burdens, this one is also a blessing. In a middle-class church like mine, [...]
...
Read More »
