David Johnston

Welcome! ⚓

max-hydratin with the boys

It's probably fine? I think he probably lands left of center politically. He offers what I would call extra-normie United Methodist Church (compliment). I met him when I was UM pastor and found him to be friendly and humble. I'd probably vote for him

loool

wuuuut

Done!

If there is someone coordinating the potluck, you could check in. I think something vegetarian and yet protein forward is often a missing spot in potluck lineups.

Suffering under early morning PILATEs seems appropriately Lenten

It does seem to me that in Texas, one does end up running out of church names pretty quickly

These are real names?

My congregation does not know how thankful they should be that I do not title my sermons

Born Again: 2 Fetus 2 Furious

The on here is called River Cities, which is within the city limits

[Action Verb] City combo name. Bold.

I know, right?

A right-wing grifter marketing "Samson honey" that comes from lion carcass apiaries to sell to real alpha males

Aren't we like a month early to revisit this discourse? 😉

The future is each of us monetizing a niche built AI perpetual motion machine

Same here! I know we have Eucharistic Prayer C fans here, and it is my own way of reminding myself the our worship life together is not about my personal aesthetics

What happens when higher education becomes unmoored from any account of the greater good--such as service to the Church, being a virtuous populace, or advancing a particular discipline--other than perhaps credentialling people for jobs to serve an ever-shifting free market economy? We are living it!

I dunno, Jesus passed the peace especially on the very first Easter. Seems pretty trad to me

A logical outcome of seeing higher education as merely credentialing rather than formative is to look for shortcuts to achieve the credential.

Our choirmaster chanted the Great Litany and it was so good. Glad to have the Kyrie in the liturgy too. One of my personal penitential Lenten practices is using Eucharistic Prayer C

How was church yesterday? (First Sunday in Lent edition) ⚓

To the coffee drinkers whom it may concern: I tried putting an Aeropress filter into my mokka pot per a James Hoffmann video, and it does improve the cup!

Next year, door-dashed ashes

I was also cradle Methodist through age 37 and, with the exception of the UMC I went to in seminary, never heard anything about fasting on Fridays. I wonder if in the Methodist Church of Great Britain it's different?

Did I miss ashes to go discourse yesterday? ⚓

Being left behind sounds kind of nice, to be honest

Perhaps just naming it aloud? Or in an indirect way? "I find myself wondering what God is asking us, as a church, to say 'yes" to."