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I’m not exactly sure how we got on the subject. I think we were trying to get the idea of working across to the Kindergarten son in the vain hope of picking up his room. 6 yr old – “Where does the money come from?” One of my recurring themes is how we experience time. And the way I like to talk about it is human and inhuman ways of marking time. Here is a perfect example of the inhuman calendar. Fuller articles here and here. Note the reason we need a new calendar. The Hanke-Henry calendar would streamline financial . . . → Read More: The Inhuman Calendar In the post yesterday I made a comment to the effect that “we as a country seem to be playing a never-ending game of musical chairs deciding who takes the loss.” That has been my gut financial feeling for a long time. My guess is that is the core of the anger over things . . . → Read More: Outside Support (“A Game of Musical Chairs”) This is a link to post #1 in this series. Short Recap. Stewardship is part of the sanctified life or part of living the gospel. It would be easy to make a law of it, but we break the law. That is what the . . . → Read More: Stewardship 3: What does faithfulness look like in Stewardship? Monday is my day off, so other than errands – like hauling 38 lbs of cat litter and patching the latest David “oops” in the wall – I tend to catch up on my reading of a more secular sort. This little article is a list of easy subtle genius. Yes, Mark Cuban, the load-mouth owner . . . → Read More: Monday Afternoon Quarterbacking… This is a link to post #1 in this series. The texts we will discuss below: Matt 25:14-30 and Luke 19:12-27 I wanted to look at the parables of the talents in regards to stewardship first, and I put them both on, because I think they help each other. The Matthew form is probably the most familiar. . . . → Read More: Stewardship 2: The Importance and Return to Faithfulness The files below contain the congregational presentation from 9/25/11. If you were present you heard the discussion and presentation. If you couldn’t make it, but have questions or concerns please contact pastor or our congregational president. Going along with the sermon of the day – the presentation is a challenge to the congregation. Congregational . . . → Read More: Congregational Meeting – Presentation Material A few quick links. Synagogues and churches are quite different, and not just in their view of the that guy from Nazareth. This talks about how they are financed. And here is an article on probably the major line item in each of those church budgets, the rabbi/minister. I could have a few gripes, but transparency . . . → Read More: Links – Transparency, Church Finance and being in the loop This article from the WSJ is not surprising but eye opening. The jumping off point is President Obama meeting with the Dalai Lama and the Chinese response. But China’s angry response to the news that Mr. Obama will meet with the Tibetan spiritual leader tomorrow in Washington goes straight to the point. “If the U.S. leader . . . → Read More: Serving Two Masters, or the Case of the Missing Moral Leadership Full Text The gospels present everyone as recognizing the authority of Jesus. They all knew he was different. What they didn’t all do is react the same way. Luke portrays a difference in the Synagogue resposne and the response of people gathered in the house. Our society places a high worth on work and money. . . . → Read More: Synagogue and House – Responses to the authority of Jesus |
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