My Dad’s obituary
Charles J. Thompson entered this life on January 7, 1939 in Altamont, MO and peacefully left this earth on May 20, 2022 with his family by his side singing his favorite hymns.
Charles, along with his mom and brothers and sisters, grew up on a farm in Galatin, MO. They worked the farm growing up, which created a deep work ethic for Charles. He moved to St. Joseph, MO with his mom in 1953. He held numerous jobs before he went to work for MFA Grain & Feed Division in 1959. He met his bride, Ruth Thompson, at 10th Street Tabernacle Church in 1954 and they started dating in August of 1955. They were married on January 13, 1957.
Continue reading “My Dad’s obituary”Judgment begins at the house of God
Who cannot now see the rot in a culture that mobilizes to exile churches that call a woman on staff a “pastor” or that invite a woman to speak from the pulpit on Mother’s Day, but dismisses rape and molestation as “distractions” and efforts to address them as violations of cherished church autonomy? In sectors of today’s SBC, women wearing leggings is a social media crisis; dealing with rape in the church is a distraction.
God is dealing with his church. We are stiff-necked and stubborn. This doesn’t go well when there is this kind of rebellion against God.
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The American church crisis
20 years ago it was all about the crisis in the Catholic Church. That crisis has wound around to hit every segment of the American Church. We need repentance. First. We can talk about all the other things to do, but right now it is repentance FIRST. We are NOT repentant. We are stiff-necked. It is ugly to watch.
Continue reading “The American church crisis”The Word, the Table, and the Body
Last Sunday I needed the Body of Christ. I needed the deep traditions of the Church to carry me. I was away from home, my dad had just passed, a hard week lay ahead.
Continue reading “The Word, the Table, and the Body”Living in the power of the Spirit
But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. — Acts 1:8
The POWER has always been about “experience” in Pentecostal terms. But power is so much more. It is power to live. We have to move away from our concept of “power” into the understanding of Kingdom LIFE. We are empowered to live out the principles of the Kingdom of God. We are empowered to live in the life giving flow where we simply proclaim what is good news without trying to manipulate people into the Kingdom. We proclaim. We demonstrate. We allow Kingdom goodness to flow through us.
Who IS my neighbor?
We all are tempted to define “neighbor” so we don’t have too much discomfort in our lives. In the parable of the Good Samaritan, the young Jewish leader wants to feel good about his life. He tries to justify his own goodness, leading to a very uncomfortable story from Jesus.
NT Wright has this application to the parable:
Continue reading “Who IS my neighbor?”We have easily turned aside time after time
We have the white comfort of not wanting to pay attention anymore. George Floyd is SOOOO 2020. We’ve moved on… except we haven’t. Violence is still perpetrated because of skin color. We can just afford to ignore it and call it “moving on.”
Continue reading “We have easily turned aside time after time”Deep prayers that carry us
A few weeks ago I preached in my home church on the subject of prayer. It was a basic reminder that we, as Anglicans, have the Book of Common Prayer to help in times of prayer. It is a wonderful tool.
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