Archive for May, 2011

Published by Bill on 27 May 2011

E-pistle May 27

A Shepherd After God’s Heart

The elders currently serving on the Session just this week committed themselves to two months of listening for God’s voice speaking to the modern church though the ancient words of the prophet Jeremiah. What might God be saying to us especially in terms of those issues that divide our denomination and hinder its effectiveness as Christ’s faithful evangelist, as our Book of Order puts it (G-3.0300)? Continue Reading »

News and Notes

Published by Bill on 20 May 2011

E-pistle May 20

Prayers for Kim Jong-il

My friend and our seminarian (soon to be pastor, God willing), Josh Andrzejewski, has the Facebook thing down. His posts are frequent and interesting and often provoke some good conversation among his “friends.” Josh often links to news articles and opinion pieces he has read, sometime with comment and sometimes not. The links are reliably worthwhile even, say in the case of opinion pieces, when I don’t always agree with what’s being said.

So does this make you a Facebookie, Josh?

One of Josh’s current links, with brief comment about it having been done elsewhere, is to a Time magazine newsfeed about a Roman Catholic Church in Florida where a parishioner has asked that prayers be said for Osama Bin Laden. Apparently not all the folks at Holy Name of Jesus Church in West Palm Beach are happy with the request and the priest’s decision to honor it. Continue Reading »

News and Notes