““I looked back at the previous 10 years and realized I had spent 10 years trying to convince kids to behave Christianly without actually teaching them Christianity. And that was a pretty serious conviction. You can say, “Hey kids, be more forgiving because the Bible says so,” or “Hey kids, be more kind because the…
10Jan
Playing Rooky: Why this pastor does not like to be asked to pray in public
Since we just finished up the LCMC 3 Days of Prayer this piece by a Lutheran pastor piqued my interest. Interesting post – not what you might think from the title! “… I don’t like being asked to pray in public because public prayer has become the realm of the pastor to the exclusion of…
03Jan
Unfolding Crisis in South Sudan – Prayer Requests
pray for the members of the Lutheran Church of South Sudan via Unfolding Crisis in South Sudan – Prayer Requests.
22Dec
The Eyes of a Visitor | coquinadotme
My friend Chris posted this to his blog a month or so ago about feeling welcome as a visitor in church. Some of his experience wouldn’t really apply here at Zion, but thinking about what we do and how it is perceived by visitors is a good way to think about how our church building…