By: Paul Detterman, National Director for The Fellowship Community It happened last night. A few hundred people came out in the middle of a cluttered week when the local collegiate basketball team was playing (competing gods in this town!) to be reminded that we were going to die and that we could choose to truly…
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By Paul Detterman – There is a true story in my family about a sibling a generation before me who, when caught misbehaving, would often say, “Well, I’m not as bad as the rest of the kids!” Any armchair psychologist can recognize denial when they hear it! The point, of course, was not what everyone…
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G. K. Chesterton, the “Prince of Paradox” once said, “The world shall starve not for a lack of wonders, but for lack of wonder.” This is never more clear to me than each December as the “holiday” playlists arrive in stores, and everything from Handel to hip-hop brings the vibe of the season alive. Music…
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It may seem like semantics – the difference between a congregation that prays and a praying congregation. They sound like the same thing – but what if they aren’t? The former describes a congregation who participates in prayer as an activity; it is a church that worships, that enjoy a good potluck together, that serves…
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