Leadership and Spirituality

Real Power in the PCUSA

6 Comments / 2012th General Assembly (Pittsburgh), Leadership and Spirituality, MCC Report, PCUSA / By /

One of my favorite verses in my favorite chapter of the whole Bible is this one: 10”But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you.” (Romans 8:10-11) As a long-time observer (if not commissioner to) the Presbyterian General Assembly, I have absorbed the ethos of the Reformed tradition in ways not possible […]

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Rainbows and Floods

1 Comment / 2012th General Assembly (Pittsburgh), Leadership and Spirituality, PCUSA, Personal, Spiritual Disciplines, Theological Reflection / By /

The few fans of this blog have perhaps noted my silence the last few days. Can it be true that Mary Naegeli is speechless, or has nothing to say? Au contraire, mes amis, the problem is the opposite! There is so much to say, so much to digest, so much to ponder, that one hardly knows where to begin. On the other side of my mind is the desperate need for some perspective, some peace and quiet, some reflection on the meaning of this moment in the life of the PCUSA. And then the rainbow appeared. This morning, as I

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