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“While Nevin’s elevation of the church to the status of being Christ’s mystical body resulted in a condemnation of his views by his contemporary, Charles Hodge (1797-1878), president of Princeton Seminary, who particularly objected to the place of the church in Nevin’s work, stating that the whole spirit of The Mystical Presence “is churchy,”presenting “all our access to Christ [as] through a mediating church,” ascribing “to the outward church, the attributes and prerogatives of the mystical body of Christ.”-
-Barb Hedges-Goettl,
how about that, the whole church used to be considered Spiritual and not Religious
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/08/call-time-congressional-fundraising_n_2427291.html
http://theblueroomblog.org/2013/01/08/clergy-burnout-clergy-health/
and Clergy are burning out…..hmm……..
pastors cannot (or should not) be friends with parishioners. The second article is about a pastor of a large church in Charlotte who’s on a leave of absence at a treatment center after struggling with depression and alcohol abuse.
What if pastors put our schedule more like senators.
4hrs reaching out
1-2hrs church visits
2hrs church business
1hr community outreach
1hr recharge time….
Amazing how different professions view work differently huh?
Quick note Maryann in http://theblueroomblog.org/2013/01/08/clergy-burnout-clergy-health/ says
But generally speaking, both of these comments (and perhaps the articles in general) reveal a model of ministry that is, frankly, passing away as the guild becomes younger and less male-dominated. Younger people want a leader they can relate to more than one who holds up a lofty ideal; they seek identification more than inspiration. And women, well, we have a different way of negotiating boundaries than do men. Again, I’m speaking generally.
Also, as churches get smaller and more and more pastors become part-time, the dynamics will change even more.
And I agree people are ALWAYS surprised that I am a pastor because I am a. relatable b. young c. female (I say what I’m not a stiff, old, white, male?) Of course I am white but people get the gist. These people, though, are looking for church to be a new and different, they are looking for a spirituality that is relatable and frankly the pastors need to be a part of the community…..
Unquantifiable results
Books that are not as well known(ish) but loved by me
Like Tamora Pierce, Kristen Cashore, Robin McKinley, Patricia C. Wrede, J. K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman, Peter S. Beagle, George McDonald, The Ordinary Princess, The Princess Bride, The Hobbit, Neverending Story, Serephina, Eona, etc. (for my traditional list see my ultimate fairy tale list)
Susan B. Dexter: Warhorse of Esdragon and Winter King’s Wars
Warhorse of Esdragon: heroes who find a magic horse that empowers them to be better! Winter King’s Wars: Reluctant Hero, falls in love, saves the world
Of Two Minds & More Minds by Carol Matas and Perry Nodelman: Prince who only lives in his mind, Princess who can make her imagination real, an arranged marriage, what’s not to love!
The Great Good Thing by Roderick Townley: Sylvia is stuck in her story, and wants it to change. (SuperWhy for adults??)
Nobody’s Son by Sean Stewart: Young Man follows a fairy tale to marry a princess and discover how love defines you
Dave Duncan: A Tale of King’s Blades (The Gilded Chain, Lord of the Fire Lands, Sky of Swords, Paragon Lost, Impossible Odds, The Jaguar Knights): Parallel Worlds, Alternative Endings, all in a world of Three Musketeer + Magic…
The Seer & the Sword & The Healer’s Keep by Victoria Hanley: Landen is defeated by his enemy and vows revenge, but the princess is nice + secretly she’s a seer….
Claidi Journals (quartet) by Tanith Lee: Claidi finds a journal and starts an adventure outside her protected world
Wren (quartet): Sherwood Smith: Her best character, this magic girl saves the entire kingdom with her magic
To read about how I read fantasy theologically look at my post on the popular fantasy or my analysis of the best fairy tale ever Beauty and the Beast
Someday I want our worship to look like this one
In a previous post, I shared the journey my church has gone through to move into a more intergenerational way of worshiping. I also shared some lessons learned in an intense 2-month experiment of trying some different things in worship. One thing that became clear during the experiment is a need to have some type of worship guide for parents and kids, explaining the different components of worship. I got the idea from A Children’s Guide to Worship, which does a great job explaining worship through illustration. However, there are parts and words used that we don’t implement in worship at my church so I found myself making a version of my own. While I followed a similar structure to the book, I added a message to parents about the importance of children in worship and why we believe worshiping intergenerationally is important. I also added our community…
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Katy’s Ultimate Fairy Tale List
First off if you need to know anything about fairy tales I recommend references by Maria Tartar, Jack Zipes and www.surlalunfairytales.com, Jane Yolen is fairly good as well (although she is focused on feminist fairy tales)
Secondly, here are all of the fairy tale things I love
Please note that fairy tales are meant to be oral i.e rewrites are not only allowed, they are within the VERY essence of what makes up a fairy tale–so even bad fairy tales are valid
TV:
Disney: Snow White, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Tangled (although they are Disney-fied they are still valid)
Once Upon a Time (obviously),
Jim Henson’s StoryTeller
10th Kingdom (which is usually only about $15 to buy),
Fractured Fairy Tales in Rocky & Bullwinkle,
Nickelodeon’s Grimm Fairy Tale Classics, Fairy Tale Theater
Ever After (Go DaVinci)
Belle and La Bete (The Original French movie in Black and white)
Books
Golden Book of Fairy Tales http://www.amazon.com/Golden-Book-Fairy-Tales-Classics/dp/030717025X (my first love of fairy tales)
The Color Fairy Tale Books by Andrew Lang (of course), my second love fairy tales
Gateway books
Alice and the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
Peter Pan by James Barrie
Wizard of Oz L. Frank Baum
so-called-adult-fairy-tales
“The Golden Ass” The last myth and the first fairy tale
“Fables” the comic book (precedes Once Upon a Time the TV show with some similarities)
Enchanted Forest Series & Snow White and Rose Red by Patricia C. Wrede
Deerskin, Beauty, Spindle’s End, Rose Daughter by Robin McKinley
Beast by Donna Jo Napoli (excellent)
Beastly by Alex Flinn (pretty good)
Zel by Donna Jo Napoli
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (so amazing and better than the movie)
Just Ella Margaret Peterson Haddix
The Godmother’s Apprentice by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (the sequels aren’t as good)
Five Hundred Kingdoms series by Mercedes Lackey (inconsistant, but fine)
Ash & Huntress by Malinda Lo
The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
Goose Chase by Patrice Kindl
A Well Timed Enchantment by Vivian Vande Velde
Other
Arthur Rackham’s Illustrations
Maxfield Parish’s Illustrations
Kingdom Hearts video games
Wicked “the musical”
Into the Woods “the musical”
Beauty and the Beast on Broadway
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas World!!!!!!!!!!
Candlelight Service: What’s not to LOVE?
I love Lessons and Carols…there is no place I’d rather be (with my entire family) on Christmas Eve. Before I had children I used to go to 2 or 3 different Candlelight services on Christmas Eve–culminating with the midnight one.
This service is the best of Christianity and the best of Christmas–no political motivations, no big speeches, no details…just communion, carols and the Word of God.
Some people look down on what we call CE Christians (Christmas and Easter) I don’t know if I do, when else do you have such a service devoted on the word of God? Sure some people go because they feel “Obligated”
For me obligation is a silly reason to go to church, I’d rather you went because you wanted to sing, or you were confused, or you have a great friend in church, or the food is really good, or your children love it, or there is a good sermon (once in a while), basically I don’t really care why you come, but I hope that this Christmas you can go to a Christmas Eve service, even if that’s not your thing, because its SO beautiful!
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10 minutes ago ·“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it although this time, or at least right now, it has come very close. My pastor talks often about our dual citizenship, as children of God, and Goodness, gorgeous and divine, and we are also people with human biographies and wounds and families, living in a world of unimaginable suffering, brutality, madness.
We are lighthouses of sacred love, and we are a violent species; Cain is still killing Abel.
What do we do today? Where do we even start? I wish there was a site called, Our Plan for the Next Few Days, in the face of Newtown. I can’t find it, but I’ve realized a few things and remembered a few things, and have decided to share them.
Is it okay to stayed glued to the TV? Yes, if you need to. Is it okay not to watch any TV, and just do exactly what we had planned? Yes; anything you are doing, thinking, blocking, to get through these days, is okay. Do we go ahead with our plans to make gingerbread houses with our little ones? Of course. Do we make another visit to a seemingly uncomprehending relative at the convalescent home? Of course. Do we go through our neighborhood today picking up little, even as we know that there will be more tomorrow? Of course? Do we plant bulbs in the cold rocky crummy earth? Always! Do we light candles? Again–always.
I also remembered a conversion I had with my Jesuit friend Tom Weston during a bleak, cold, excruciating Advent day, three years ago, that I wrote up inSome Assembly Required. Here is some of what we talked about, which I am finding helpful today:
Where, I asked that day in 2009, in such despair and chaos, is Advent?
He tried to wiggle out of it by saying, “You Protestants and your little questions!”
Then he said: “Faith is a decision. Do we believe we are ultimately doomed and fucked and there’s no way out? Or that god and goodness makes a difference? There is heaven, community and hope—and hope that there is life beyond the grave.”
“But Tom, at the same time, the grave is very real, dark and cold and lonely.”
“Advent is not for the naïve. Because in spite of the dark and cold, we see light—you look up, or you make light, with candles, trees. And you give light. Beauty helps, in art and nature and faces. Friends help. Solidarity helps. If you ask me, when people return phone calls, it’s about as good as it gets. And who knows beyond that.”
Anne Lamont on her Facebook Page
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