Author Archives: rthenderson

BLOG. 2/13/13: CRUISING MINDLESSLY, THOUGH SINCERELY, THROUGH LENT Ah, today is Ash Wednesday. Driving down the boulevard many churches are festooned with purple banners, or crosses draped with purple, heralding the Lenten season. I find myself wondering how many of … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/11/13. ONE POPE … OR 1.2 BILLION CATHOLIC LAITY? The news that has broken, and become worldwide headlines, is that Pope Benedict XVI is resigning because age and declining energy. Any of us that age can identify with the … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/07/13 WHO ARE THE LABORERS WE ARE ASKED TO PRAY FOR? There is a very familiar saying in the teachings of Jesus that goes like this: “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few, therefore pray earnestly to … Continue reading →

BLOG 2/4/13. A MEDITATION FOR DISCOURAGED MISSIONERS A week ago, at the gathering of the Christian community, I had a brief conversation over coffee with a chap who was feeling a bit insignificant in the church’s mission since, as he … Continue reading →

BLOG 1/30/13. MISSIONS AS ENTERTAINMENT? In my (long) lifetime I have watched the emergence of annual missions conferences in church communities as a significant point in a community’s calendar. It was good and exciting to bring in an array of … Continue reading →

BLOG 1/28/13. HOW ABOUT OUR MISSION TO THE EMERGING GENERATION? In many church traditions the season of Epiphany is also the time when the church revisits its priority on missions, this because of the encounter of the Middle Eastern astronomers/wise … Continue reading →

BLOG 1/24/13. WHAT WOULD IT LOOK LIKE? Last Sunday in Christian gatherings all over this country folk prayed: “ … Thy kingdom [literally] be coming, Thy will be being done on earth as it is in heaven.” Then on Monday … Continue reading →

BLOG 1/21/13: THE TOO-OFTEN SILENCE OF THE CHURCH WHEN IT SHOULD BE PROPHETIC Today is a day full of drama with the inauguration of our president, and of remembering the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. Today it is acceptable … Continue reading →

BLOG 1/17/13. DIALOGUE: STRAIGHT CHRISTIANS AND GAY CHRISTIANS Let’s begin with the fact that I’m a “straight” Christian guy, and am formed by my orthodox upbringing in Biblical teachings (with maybe a dash of Puritan thrown in). But then, I … Continue reading →

BLOG 1/14/13. BETTY HENDERSON: A MOST REMARKABLE EXAMPLE Ninety years ago this month Betty Colburn was born in Kansas City, Kansas. Sixty years ago she agreed to be my wife, and became Betty Colburn Henderson. Fourteen months ago my Betty … Continue reading →