Growing Higher but Smaller
A few months ago, about halfway through my year with the re-imagining church program, I had a dream about Trinity on the Green.
A few months ago, about halfway through my year with the re-imagining church program, I had a dream about Trinity on the Green.
I would often look at that church and think how I would never set foot inside a place like that. I imagined it was a place that would be stodgy, stuck in traditions of the past, and uninviting. Well, God truly has a sense of humor.
One theme that has recurred throughout these stories and our discussions is the theme of invitation and its shadow side, demand.
On Sunday we held our first re-imagining church meeting at Trinity on the Green, New Haven. As we sat down in the upper room behind the beautiful stained glass windows above the front doors of the church, we noticed that hanging on the wall was a portrait of Rev. Harry Croswell, illustrious rector of Trinity from the first half of the nineteenth century.
Growing Higher but SmallerBy Max SklarA few months ago, about halfway through my year with the re-imagining church program, I had a dream about Trinity on the Green. |
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God Can Be FunnyBy Phylis IqbalOver twenty years ago, I purchased an old Buick station wagon complete with wood paneling from my mom’s Baptist church friend for $10. |
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Shaping a Community of InvitationBy Max SklarSince the beginning of our re-imagining church sessions, we have often started out meetings by sharing stories of our life in faith |
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May the Lord Deal Kindly with You: Our First MeetingMax SklarOn Sunday we held our first re-imagining church meeting at Trinity on the Green, New Haven. As we sat down in the upper room behin |