Weekend Daybook: staying in church edition

A curated list of what I've been up to lately: places, people, books, podcasts, music, links & more for your weekend downtime.

 
“Church is the textured context in which we grow up in Christ to maturity. But church is difficult. Sooner or later, though, if we are serious about growing up in Christ, we have to deal with church. I say sooner.”
— Eugene H. Peterson, Practice Resurrection: A Conversation on Growing Up in Christ
 

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photo from my week

Church of the Apostles has a new home! Many people worked, prayed, and dreamed for this day. We’re grateful to Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Bridgeport, CT for making space for us. We pray we’ll be good neighbors.

Psalm 126
1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
we were like those who dream.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
3 The Lord has done great things for us;
we are glad.
4 Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
like streams in the Negeb!
Those who sow in tears
shall reap with shouts of joy!
6 He who goes out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.


Selah and L’Chaim!

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latest posts in my Work Stories series

  1. Did you see my latest book post? What I Read July - September [from the book pile 2019]

  2. I’ll be getting back to our Work Stories series this week with a post from one of my all-time favorite contributors (who happens to also be my husband). You can catch up on the first two guest posts in the series here

    Nancy Nordenson's Work Stories: Finding Livelihood In The Middle Of Work

    Matt Evans' Work Stories: One Job, Many Titles (including "the worst")

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meaningful essays about going back to (or never leaving) church

  1. True Story: Why I embarked and remain on my crazy mission to stay forever in the church by Tish Harrison Warren via The Point

  2. Choosing Church: There are lots of reasons to avoid church, but here are the reasons to look again by Marilyn McEntyre via Cardus

  3. My holy envy of other faith traditions: How my attraction to other religions deepened my love of my own by Barbara Brown Taylor via The Christian Century

from Choosing Church by Marilyn McEntyre via Cardus

from Choosing Church by Marilyn McEntyre via Cardus

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reflections on the meaning of a sacramental life

  1. How To Become A Subversive Church: When I say the answer is to “go to church,” I mean more specifically to live the sacramental life by Zachary Jones via Anglican Pastor

  2. On the World As Sacrament : What is it about creation that makes it a sacrament? by Fr. Stephen Freeman via Glory to God For All Things

  3. The Sacrament of the Soul : When we imagine the world to be “secular,” and fear its progressive banishment of all things religious, we unwittingly agree to be secularists ourselves by Fr. Stephen Freeman via Glory to God For All Things

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photos from Church of the Apostles’ first day in our new home

Alex's Baptism.jpeg

8 years ago

Alex is baptized in drought-dried lake outside Austin. See the full post here.

May your weekend include some rest and some fun with friends and family. Peace...

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