Monthly Archives: June 2015

BLOG 6/28/15. DOES SILICON VALLEY HAVE SOMETHING TO TEACH THE CHURCH? It’s fascinating to read about those young guys in the Silicon Valley syndrome, who have initiated those incredibly successful companies that have altered the whole landscape of our lives. … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/24/15. CONVERSATION, HOSPITALITY, AND RACIAL RECONCILIATION The horrific shooting in the Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Church in Charleston last week has brought the issue of racial reconciliation before us, full-screen, as a nation. We have heard a lot of speeches, … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/21/15. NOW HERE’S AN EXAMPLE OF “SAFE SPIRITUALITY” In the light of the recently released Papal Encyclical on global warming, a prominent presidential candidate, and Roman Catholic himself, is reported widely to have said: I don’t get economic policy … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/14/15. WHY DO ‘ALIENS AND EXILES’ NEED OFFICIAL APPROVAL? Here’s a question for which there is no simple answer, but which any Christian community will need to face up to: Why does any such community, which the Apostle Peter … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/10/15. JUST WHERE DID ‘CLERGY’ COME FROM? That may sound like a weird question coming out of a guy who has been designated ‘clergy’ for sixty years, . . . but honestly, I don’t find such a designation anywhere … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/7/15. WHAT ON EARTH IS THE CHURCH? “Pardon me, Mr. Henderson, but what on earth is the church?” That was the question poised to me by an obviously very intelligent young table mate in my favorites coffee shop. I … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/3/15. THE GATES OF HELL . . . AND THE CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT Those of you who are subscribers to these Blog ramblings of mine might be interested that the last one I posted (What Are We Going … Continue reading →