Spilling beyond the parade route, shaking hands, waving and dancing a sea of purple shirted volunteers, the St. Paul’s Cathedral contingent, made their way down University Avenue in the Pride parade. The message was clear: God loves you, and this church supports the full inclusion of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people. It was aContinueContinue reading “Proud”
Category Archives: Religion
Facebook, Blogging, and Ministry
I’m in debate about expanding upon the use of Facebook, Blogging, and the general social networking phenomenon for ministry in an article. I thought I’d write up some of my thoughts and see if it is useful to folks at all, go from there. PLEASE comment or email, let me know if this is helpful. ContinueContinue reading “Facebook, Blogging, and Ministry”
Identities: the ones we construct and the ones that construct us
The past few days have been the commemoration of the martyrdom of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., here at the seminary. We’ve been talking a lot about race, gender, sexual orientation, and other things that divide us. We’ve been wondering whether we live in a “post-racial America.” One of my favorite professors here,ContinueContinue reading “Identities: the ones we construct and the ones that construct us”
To Believe or not to Believe?
A buddy of mine at seminary and I have been having semi regular bouts of walking and theologizing. We’ve been discussing belief a lot around here. Often this takes a very negative, if comical form. Someone calls someone else a “heretic” because they express doubt about the perpetual virginity of Mary, say, or wonder aboutContinueContinue reading “To Believe or not to Believe?”
Mike Angell 