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September 4, 2015 by Jane Gerdsen
Joseph Kovitch: 21st Century Street Preacher
The Rev. Joseph Kovitch, serves as priest in charge to St. Matthew’s Westerville and has had a vision of helping an inherited church slowly transform itself into a Praxis Community – realizing that being the church means you can follow Jesus, love your neighbors, share in spiritual practices, and pay attention to what God is […]Archives
August 11, 2015 by Aaron Wright
The Theology of Play D&D Edition – a reflection by Carl Fosnaugh IV
I have heard it said many times in many different places that adults have forgotten how to play. Somewhere in between recess in elementary school and adulthood we have forgotten how to play and we are in desperate need to rediscover play. Perhaps they are right. Perhaps we have. We put down our dodge balls […]Archives
March 26, 2014 by Praxis
The Feast of the Annunciation: A Taste of Advent in Lent
Carl J. Fosnaugh, IV AHC, Floral House Resident 3/21/2014 March 25th of each year is nine months out from Christmas day. That being the case it makes the ideal location for the Feast of the Annunciation. This is old news for liturgical nerds like me but it bears repeating as it is a taste of Advent […]Archives
December 23, 2013 by Praxis
Blessed, Pierced, Tattooed: A Theological Defense of Tattooing
by Ben Garren The baptismal font at Salisbury Cathedral shines out, a modern furnishing nestled gracefully amidst a medieval edifice. It was blessed by Rowan Williams, when he sat as Archbishop of Canterbury, and in four spots around its sides he marked it with the sign of the cross using oil of chrism. Inadvertently in […]Archives
November 18, 2013 by Praxis
This One Is For All You Doctor Who Fans
Matt Rawle, a United Methodist Pastor from Louisiana, spent four weeks explicating the theology of Doctor Who, and got to speak about it at a 50th anniversary celebration in England. Here’s what he had to say: For four glorious weeks we hosted a Doctor Who sermon series, which used Doctor Who as the lens through […]Archives
October 8, 2013 by Foster Pinkney