Thursday, July 24, 2014

Reflection on a decade of ordination

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July 25, 2004. Orthopedic shoes. That's what I saw when I opened my eyes. A crowd had gathered around me to offer a prayer of ble...
Thursday, July 17, 2014

Book Review: Gail Irwin's Toward the Better Country: Church Closure and Resurrection

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Irwin, L. Gail.   Toward the Better Country: Church Closure and Resurrection.   Eugene, OR: Resource Publications.   ISBN # 978-1-62564-23...
Thursday, July 10, 2014

The Growth of Intention (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23)

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The St. John's Bible illuminates the NRSV text with the Sower parable.  Amusingly, a scribal error left a line out of this particular...
Thursday, July 3, 2014

The Prosperity of a People: Celebrating 225 years of Ministry in Hartford New York

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Around New York, many of our American Baptist congregations share a denominational affiliation with another Baptist denomination (particul...
Friday, June 27, 2014

A Mission Opportunity to Bring Health and Hope

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When we moved to Albany a year ago, my wife and I worried about a lot of things.  Some of it had to do with arranging furniture.  Some of ...
Saturday, June 21, 2014

Of Endings and Beginnings: First Baptist Church of Cambridge NY (1843-2014)

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On Sunday, June 8, 2014, Christians around the world celebrated Pentecost, the day of the Spirit coming to breathe life into the newly forme...
Friday, June 13, 2014

First impressions: Skype and search committees

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Remember:  Blinking is a bad idea. A search committee asks a difficult question during an interview with a candidate.  What is the quest...