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The Rev. Dr. Jim Somerville

Dr. Jim Somerville: Why is my church dying, and what can I do about it?

The Rev. Dr. James Somerville (CBF)

For the past few months I've been working on a book about how the cultural forces that once pushed people into the church are now pulling them out.  I've "published" it in a on a web site called Issuu.com, and wanted to share the link with you.  I would describe it like this:

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The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts

Dr. Thomas Lane Butts: Tie a Knot and Hang On

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts (UMC)

The line of research and discovery that has led to our present understanding of the nature of matter and reality goes back hundreds of years, and includes many people. Some of them are household names, i.e., Copernicus, Galileo, Newton, Einstein, George Washington Carver, Madame Curie and Stephen Hawking. These are but a few of the men and women whose lives and works contributed to making a clearer picture of the universe. The task is not yet complete. Every time there is new discovery, more questions surface.

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Other Recent Day1 Blog Articles

The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow Article

August 31, 2010

The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow: 5 Reasons Why I Engage in Social Networking

The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow (PCUSA)

Why bother to navitage all of craziness of social networking? Why invite interactions in and about the public square? Why open yourself up to such interactions? Why take so much time? Why engage with people that you don't even know? Again, why bother? Here are 5 reasons...
The Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins Article

August 30, 2010

Dr. Jamie Jenkins: Knowing Our Origin Gives Us an Identity

The Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins (UMC)

Dr. Jamie Jenkins writes, "I must be careful to live in such a way that when Jamie Sola Yoshikawa Jenkins grows up he will be proud to be my namesake." Read on...
Day1 Article

August 26, 2010

Day1 in the News: Read the Spirit

Day1

David Crumm, writer/producer of ReadtheSpirit.com, spoke with Day1's Peter Wallace and Louis Schueddig about the mission and work of the voice of the mainline churches.
The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts Article

August 26, 2010

Dr. Thomas Lane Butts: Improvise and Survive

The Rev. Dr. Thomas Lane Butts (UMC)

People we count on die. Jobs we thought to be secure are lost. Life savings are lost on a deal we thought could not fail. A child brings home a load of trouble that changes his or her life, and ours. A crippling illness, a legal mistake, the betrayal of a friend - you name it - and it can happen. Yet all is not lost.
Bishop Mark Hanson Article

August 25, 2010

Bishop Mark Hanson: For Everything There Is a Season

Bishop Mark Hanson (ELCA)

On a recent morning walk I reflected upon familiar words from Ecclesiastes, "For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven"... It is my prayer that we use this time for discerning and engaging; for repenting and reconciling; for restraint but not timidity; and for rejoicing.
The Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins Article

August 23, 2010

Dr. Jamie Jenkins: Grandchildren--Wonderful and Exhausting

The Rev. Dr. Jamie Jenkins (UMC)

Dr. Jamie Jenkins shares some memories and thoughts about having his two grandchildren spend more than a month with him and his wife this summer: "After 33 days they are gone. The house is quiet. Less cluttered. And a little sad." Read on...
The Rev. John Porter Article

August 19, 2010

Haiti: What Is Left of Her

(TEC)

The earthquake struck out of the blue in the slow, hot hours of the late afternoon. A weird clicking sound was accompanied by eerie puffs of smoke sneaking out of the cracks and crevices of concrete walls. Then, terrible explosions.
The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow Article

August 19, 2010

The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow: Why We Must Keep Talking About Race

The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow (PCUSA)

The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow writes, "We must keep talking about race and how we engage the conversation because how we live impacts the ability for people of color to, in my tradition, fully live into who God intends them to be." Read on...