The congregation I pastor is located on a busy street, South Grand in the city. We have a food pantry, clothing room, health services, and employment counseling and emergency services. Many people come each weekday for some kind of care. A number of these are people living on the streets with untreated mental [...]
Archive for June, 2007
“Praying My Clothes”
Posted in Divine Hours, Lectio Divina, Mental Illness, Prayer, Religious Community, Sacred Spaces, Spiritual, St. Louis City, Urban Church, community, progressive church, women on June 22, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Healing Prayers
Posted in Divine Hours, Iona, Lectionary, Prayer, Sacred Spaces, Spiritual, St. Louis City, progressive church on June 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
As the clock moves past midnight and on to Tuesday morning, I am preparing for my lectionary study group, knowing that tomorrow’s time will be a bit different. A colleague and friend was in a bicycle accident this last Thursday and has a broken collarbone and ribs. He has asked me for prayer [...]
Noon Prayers
Posted in Divine Hours, Prayer, Religious Community, Spiritual, St. Louis City, Urban Church, community, progressive church on June 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
This past week we started a new “Wednesday Noon Prayers.” Each week hundreds of people come to the church for care of some kind. People come for food, clothing, health screenings, emergency referrals, utility assistance, employment counseling, computer training, community youth programs, and pastoral care. And, of course, we gather on Sundays to worship, share [...]
Education in the Household
Posted in Disciples Divinity House, Religious Community, Sacred Spaces, Seminary Students, Spiritual, community, progressive church on June 9, 2007 | 1 Comment »
We have just returned from Chicago where we were celebrating the graduation of a dear one from the The Divinity School of the University of Chicago and from the Disciples Divinity House. These were days of true community celebration. Yes, the individual graduates and their close family and friends celebrated. But in this particular instance, [...]
Not Just a Newsstand
Posted in Religious Community, Sacred Spaces, Spiritual, St. Louis City, Urban Church, community, progressive church on June 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I was meeting a friend and colleague for lunch today at Liluma, a favorite restaurant in the Central West End. I was early so I asked for a table outside along the sidewalk. As I waited for my friend, my attention was drawn to the man who ran the newsstand on that [...]
