Should a church be run as a prudent business or as spiritual enterprise that cares not for money? The Lewis Center for Church leadership says this false dichotomy is unproductive and suggests a balance. (Photo: Creative Commons)
As the Body of Christ, we’re all in this together
RCL reflection, 3rd Sunday after Epiphany, Year C. Jan. 19, 2025. This week’s Epistle lesson provides a perfect occasion to preach about how we are gathered as Christ’s Body. In today’s divided culture, it’s a message we need badly. Deacon Timothy Siburg explores.
Coveting: The least understood commandment
It’s not just teenage confirmation students who don’t get coveting, but our whole culture. Our consumer economy runs on covetousness, disguised as “keeping up with the Joneses.” Biblestudytools explores. (Photo: PublicDomainPictures)
Is your church ready for cryptocurrency donations?
Cryptocurrency emerged on the financial scene relatively recently, but it seems it’s here to stay. With more investors getting involved, churches will likely start getting crypto donations. SmartChurchManagement explores. (Photo: Marco Verch, Creative Commons)
Chemicals in food packaging can harm your health
Some 3,600 chemicals used in food packaging have been in human beings. Researchers said some of them are hazardous to human health. The study, and others like it, are leading to calls to rethink how our food is packaged, stored and prepared. NPR reports.
Jesus turns the ordinary into the extraordinary
RCL reflection for the Second Sunday after the Epiphany, Year C. January 19, 2025. Jesus’ first miracle in John’s Gospel – turning water into wine – sets the themes for his ministry: Abundance, celebration, community, and turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. The Rev. Micah Kray explores. (Photo by Creative Commons)
Steward relationships, February Toolkit urges
Friends, family and neighbors are precious gifts from God. February, the month of love, is the perfect occasion to begin, nourish and deepen all sorts of relationships, advises this month’s Toolkit newsletter. Also, weekly RCL-based bulletin snippets.
Martin Luther King Jr. and the soul of leadership
MLK possessed a uniquely dynamic leadership style. As we observe his special day, church leaders can learn from his powerful integration of prayer and contemplation with a profound commitment to decisive and loving action in the world. Transforming Center explores.
Climate change intensified the L.A.-area wildfires
The inferno in Southern California may go down as the most costly wildfire event in history. Razing thousands of homes and displacing tens of thousands, the wildfires are especially deadly because of climate-change, Yale’s Climate Connections reports. (Photo: Creative Commons)
Baptized with Holy Fire and the Holy Spirit
RCL reflection for Baptism of Our Lord Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025. Many Christians mistakenly think of the Holy Trinity in hierarchical terms: God at the top, Jesus in the middle and the Holy Spirit in the bottom. This Sunday’s lessons (as all of Lectionary Year C) offer a great opportunity to lift up the work of the Holy Spirit and fire in our faith journeys.
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