This week's look ahead has four items, including glance ahead teasers ... AUMC -- Vacation Bible School Avondale United Methodist Church Invites Families to Rome: Paul and the Underground Church [Kansas City, MO] A summer family event called Rome: Paul and the Underground Church will be hosted at Avondale United Methodist Church. Families step back … Continue reading A Look Ahead …
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Densel Ray Ball II: A Demi-Eulogy
Today's post is going to be a very dangerous one. For while I won't be speaking evil of the dead, I may not be speaking with high enough praise to satisfy everyone. The deceased, Densel Ray Ball II, was a dear friend of mine, though definitely others knew him better and closer. My choices, and … Continue reading Densel Ray Ball II: A Demi-Eulogy
Examples of Faith …
Today's post is about two examples of faith I heard about today: one very close to home and personal for me, the other around the globe, but just as powerful. The latter touches a global hotspot, the former, the greater community in which I live. Local example The first relates to Cornerstone Wesleyan Church. On … Continue reading Examples of Faith …
The disappearance of ‘alleluia’
For someone like myself who grew up in a very non-liturgical Baptist church, some of the liturgical traditions seem a little crazy, or extreme. Yet the people in these traditions can sometime be very extreme in their observances and positions on them. One such observance, a part of lent in many traditions, is not saying/singing … Continue reading The disappearance of ‘alleluia’
2017: starting and restarting and finishing
A lot of things seem to have begin end dates of the new year. Before I could ride my bicycle this morning, to properly track the numbers I want to on it, I had to reset the odometer so I could track my mileage for the year. Last fall was open enrollment for health benefits … Continue reading 2017: starting and restarting and finishing
Trunk or Treat
Today's post is announcing the Avondale United Methodist Church Trunk or Treat from 4-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016 in the church parking lot, 3101 NE Winn Road, Kansas City, Mo, 64117. Below are some shots from the 2015 event:
The Hash Chorus
Today's post is a video look at a musical segment from Sunday's services, both 8:30 and 10:50 a.m. It was also sort of an experiment. At the beginning you can hear me explaining what the song -- the hash chorus -- is, and where I first picked it up. Those who remember this from my … Continue reading The Hash Chorus
Community Day in Cooley Park/Heights
(Taken from the AUMC newsletter) September 17 is a big community event day. There is an opening ceremony of the Literacy Center at Walnut Grove Apartments (10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.). It is a reading room for children to read books and adults who speak English as the second language to learn English. The opening … Continue reading Community Day in Cooley Park/Heights
Refiner’s Fire
Today's post is video from Sunday's service. Â I'm trying a new video editor, gives me a few new options, but I also have to refigure out how to do some things that I used to know how to do.
Ordain –A word study
I was, for whatever reason, singing the Preamble song from Schoolhouse Rock earlier this weak, when my mind pinged on the word Ordain in the Preamble. I had never noticed it before, and I started wondering why the word was used, and what it meant in that context. Â See the Preamble below: We the People … Continue reading Ordain –A word study
At The Rainbow 