Category Archives: Today’s Outcasts (a riptide)

Widening our circle of compassion until none stand outside.

A salute to Patriot Guard Riders

Posted on April 4, 2010 by lms

Here’s a group we just learned about today: the Patriot Guard Riders,   www.patriotguard.org.  If invited by grieving families, these motorcycle riders will accompany a funeral procession of service men and  women, to ensure they are not disrupted by demonstrators. It’s … Continue reading →

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Addiction and its Rites of Worship

Posted on December 21, 2009 by lms

George Hunter points out that addiction itself has an attractive, worshipful quality. It can become, itself, as a religion. He writes of its consuming nature, especially at its late stages, where: “addiction becomes one’s religion, drugs become one’s God, and … Continue reading →

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Celtic Ministry at St Martins

Posted on December 21, 2009 by lms

Services come in all forms, and the concept behind Celtic ministry is that a relationship comes first, and that there are no barriers between the people and Jesus’ table. St. Martins is one example of Celtic Ministry. There, services are … Continue reading →

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Celtic Evangelism at Canterbury Chapel (Serenity UMC)

Posted on December 21, 2009 by lms

The author of The Celtic Way of Evangelism discusses Meri Whitaker and the Serenity United Methodist Church… a church that “wants the people who wouldn’t ‘fit’ in most churches and, she reports, if someone cusses in church, ‘nobody gets bent out of shape!’”
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Bible Study Resource: AIDS

Posted on December 21, 2009 by lms

Time to Talk in Church about HIV and AIDS   –  Bakken Books, Acme WA [more] Now is the Time to Talk! This discussion is for those grieving the loss of loved ones, those watching as this pandemic unfolds, and those … Continue reading →

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Breakwaters…

Posted on December 20, 2009 by lms

category description: a safe place to discuss contentious issues with dangerous undercurrents… Continue reading →

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Imprisonment and Alternatives

Posted on December 15, 2009 by lms

Food for thought: in what way does preaching a punitive theology contribute to our staggering imprisonment trends, and ever more punitive collateral consequences (employment, housing, higher education) after the sentences are served? The following are from http://www.sentencingproject.org/ August 14, 2009 One in … Continue reading →

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