by markfeldmeir | Jan 12, 2014 | Faith, Grace, Hospitality, Jesus, Obedience, Searching for God, sermon, The Church
Acts 8:26-40 Later this afternoon, United Methodist clergy and laypersons from our Annual Conference will meet in Pasadena with our Bishop, Minerva Carcano, for what is called a time of “Holy Conferencing on Biblical Obedience.” Both Rev. Martha and I will attend,...
by markfeldmeir | Jan 16, 2013 | Hospitality, Humility, The Church
While digging through some old files recently, I unearthed a file folder containing a handful of typewritten letters from the late theologian, Robert McAfee Brown, who died in 2001. As a senior in college I had stumbled across a few of Brown’s books, which challenged...
by markfeldmeir | Aug 10, 2011 | Reconciliation, The Church
Two events over the last few weeks remind us that we live in a deeply divided world where age-old boundaries continue to be reinforced in light of the “spirit of the times.” When Anders Breivik went on a shooting and bombing rampage in Norway late last month, killing...
by markfeldmeir | Jul 15, 2011 | The Church
A couple of weeks ago I travelled with eighteen high school students to South Central Los Angeles for an extraordinary week of service and learning. Throughout the week, we dispersed in teams to various parts of the city with hammers and paintbrushes and ladders,...
by markfeldmeir | Jun 10, 2011 | Holy Spirit, The Church
Over the last few weeks the gospel readings have guided us through Jesus’ long and poignant goodbye speech, as recounted in John. Knowing that he will soon be leaving his disciples after three years of teaching and leading and prodding them, Jesus makes time for a...
by markfeldmeir | May 13, 2011 | The Church
There have been thousands of books written over the last twenty years or so on the sticky subject of “church growth.” Interestingly enough, this sudden proliferation of books on how to grow churches has taken place during a period of rapid and steep decline in church...
