The Rev. Gail Wheatley took a leap of faith when she asked the parishioners at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Port Angeles last summer to submit artwork portraying the 14 Stations of the Cross. The response and the results took her by surprise. Fourteen members of the congregation came forward, each one creating a work of devotion that was both personal and inspirational.
This video on the "missional church" may be simplistic and a bit too sure of itself, but nonetheless, it make some valid points. Missional Church v. Program Church. What's your take?
Holy ground is where fathers and sons can stand around together. Mothers and daughters, too. With nothing important to do except burn something. With nothing important to say, except maybe "It is what it is." The standing around is more fascinating than the words. Something powerful is burning all around us.
May God free me from every wickedness,
May God free me from every entrapment,
May God free me from every gully,
From every tortuous road, from every slough.
