Clericerictag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2494252010-03-13T16:36:00-06:00Clericeric is Eric Bagwell, one of the 300 or so ministers at Edgemont United Methodist Church.TypePadTime to spring forward!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a92a1532970b2010-03-13T16:36:00-06:002010-03-13T16:36:00-06:00You don't want to be late for church, so...clericeric18 More Groups that have Infiltrated the Churchtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e201310f95cdfc970c2010-03-12T19:48:44-06:002010-03-12T20:24:19-06:00Lately I have held back from sharing much about what I call "faith with feet." By FwF I mean: Christians don't live in pews, but in the world. If our faith makes no difference in the world where we live...clericericAll The Best to Henrytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a8d50005970b2010-02-25T17:53:10-06:002010-02-25T17:54:14-06:00It only took a short couple of years for Nancy and me to fall in love with Gerald and Merrie (just a man-crush ... no funny stuff). Then in 1998 they moved off to Boston, and we really miss them....clericericBarbara Brown Taylor, on Lenttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e201310f1f4357970c2010-02-19T16:33:02-06:002010-02-19T16:33:43-06:00A visit to The Text This Week website is usually the third step in my sermon writing process. In fact, it is my home page. Jenee Woodard, the curator of TTTW, offers an incredible gift to the church through her...clericericTop 10 reasons Ash Wednesday is better than Christmastag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a8b3cba4970b2010-02-18T17:37:38-06:002010-02-18T17:37:38-06:00A preacher friend posted this list. I laughed till I nearly wet myself. Now all of his preacher friends are re-posting it. Dave, it's gone viral. You're going to be famous, man! 10. No braving the malls looking for Lent...clericericObserving Lent at Edgemonttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e201287769dbbb970c2010-02-05T16:43:06-06:002010-02-05T16:43:06-06:00Dear Edgemont members and friends, This season of Epiphany (I see! or, Aha!) has been a good one at Edgemont. We have seen an encouraging burst of energy among our ministry teams and committees. Our Administrative Council has been working...clericeric iWant iPad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a8196e60970b2010-01-27T14:50:11-06:002010-02-11T14:54:32-06:00[edited] Cancel that brief spate of covetousness. This is a neat-o device, but it lacks a slew of features that one would imagine should be included (not to mention the essential accessories not included in the box). It would be...clericericQuote of the day...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e2012876fdb208970c2010-01-22T07:04:00-06:002010-01-22T07:04:00-06:00You can safely assume that you've created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do. ~ Anne LamottclericericUnited Methodists respond in Haititag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e2012876e20c0d970c2010-01-16T10:19:34-06:002010-01-16T10:19:34-06:00Check out UMNews Service here: United Methodists respond with prayer, aid for Haiti. http://tiny.cc/S8RFr and here for coverage of all UMC news from Haiti http://tiny.cc/TIG7uclericerica Comment on Scott's Thoughtstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e2012876cc5fad970c2010-01-12T13:12:38-06:002010-01-12T13:12:38-06:00The following is my comment on Scott Coats' blog post from yesterday, which was based on the devotional he led before our Administrative Council meeting this week. I thought he made some great points. Scott, you did an awesome job...clericericSong for Wesley Covenant Renewal Servicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20128769062ed970c2009-12-30T10:03:13-06:002009-12-30T10:03:13-06:00This will be a great song for the John Wesley Covenant Renewal Service. It's on the igrace site with chords and lyrics, etc here. I've got it on their first Indelible Grace album. Their update of this classic hymn is...clericericGuerrilla Handbell Strikeforcetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a77a069f970b2009-12-24T10:24:32-06:002009-12-24T10:25:03-06:00Gotta love the Guerrilla Handbell Strikeforce... (thanks Susan)clericericCare of creation - United Methodist styletag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e2012876668280970c2009-12-18T09:53:56-06:002009-12-18T09:55:00-06:00On November 3, 2009, the Council of Bishops of The United Methodist Church issued a pastoral letter to the church, “God’s Renewed Creation: Call to Hope and Action” (See United Methodist News Service story). The bishops recommend that the pastoral...clericericGood Neighborstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a7301d9d970b2009-12-09T09:24:04-06:002009-12-15T19:35:59-06:00A letter came across my desk this week that made me thankful for the generosity of God and the people at Edgemont UMC. It reads, in part, “Thank you so much for help with my electric bill. I couldn’t have...clericericPossible song for the Longest Night Servicetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a6d26bcf970b2009-11-24T18:14:03-06:002009-11-24T18:17:02-06:00Jamie, et al. What do you think of this as a possibility for our Longest Night Service? Mary Chapin Carpenter: The Longest Night of the Year from her album "Come Darkness, Come Light: Twelve Songs of Christmas."clericericThe Fun Theorytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a6bb26e5970b2009-11-20T09:27:00-06:002009-12-08T15:39:09-06:00You've got to check this out. The host site says that they are "dedicated to the thought that something simple and fun is the easiest way to change people’s behavior for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment,...clericericBored with the internet...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a6778566970c2009-10-26T09:42:09-05:002009-10-26T09:42:09-05:00found at xkcd.com, with CC licenseclericericThe Theater and the Playtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a5ae59c7970b2009-09-30T14:55:34-05:002009-09-30T14:57:00-05:00"Creation is the theater; covenant is the salvation that is played out in the theater." ~ From The Jesus Way: a Conversation on the Ways That Jesus is the Way, by Eugene Peterson, p.164-5. [here]clericericTravel to the Holy Land With Ustag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a5a23f14970b2009-09-27T18:53:17-05:002009-09-27T18:57:17-05:00Recently Brian Kvasnica blessed us at Edgemont preaching both services. As he shared the word, Brian’s enthusiasm and deep knowledge of scripture brought Jesus’ context to life for us, and challenged us to live faithfully in our own context. During...clericeric3000 milestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83455ad7169e20120a541ccdb970b2009-09-02T15:14:52-05:002009-09-02T15:17:59-05:00Last night as I chased Larry, David and the rest of the Shoals Cycling Club around the Llama Loop I rolled over 3,000 miles on my odometer for the year. I'm mildly stoked about that, and maybe just a little...clericeric