I’m having one of those weeks which is so mentally exhausting it’s difficult to write anything of length. I’ve got a couple of posts lined up, but they’re flowing out sounding much more pessimistic than I actually am. So, as I revise those works-in-progress I wanted to share this image. It was taken just after…
Tag: Church
Just for fun
Last night Central Baptist Church had a movie night. It was supposed to be out on the lawn, but the weather forced us indoors. We showed Star Wars 1. Why Star Wars? I mean we are a church, and we had plenty of people who are not part of our church in attendance. Why not…
Fantasy Door
For the last twelve years I’ve driven through Moorestown, New Jersey, only to be taunted by an amazing doorway. This door, which acts as the Church road portal for the Episcopal church, almost audibly begs to be photographed. Yet, whenever I’ve be privileged to gaze on it’s beauty I’ve either been driving from point “a”…
Finding bounds in a changing world
Contested Boundaries, a book I wrote about recently, is an engaging read on the nature of struggle between “old” and “new” lights in the era of itinerancy. For the old lights, morality and religious purity were outworking of a localized religious establishment. The presence of an established parish served as a guarantee of security for…
Give me no titles
Last week I found myself in an email exchange with someone who was looking to hold a memorial service at Central for someone who’d been a member hear years ago but had moved away. I always sign my emails as “Wes,” so that is how she began to address me in our exchange. Apparently, she…
A Night on the Lawn
The folks at Central Baptist wanted to make sure we remained social this Summer so we didn’t lose any of the positive momentum we’ve built up over the last year. This was a much welcome desire for me, as the dreaded “Summer Doldrums” often kill whatever community momentum we build up over the 10 months…
