Posts Tagged ‘practicing church’
St. Benedict, Fr. Monroe, And The Tyranny of Numbers
March 10, 2009 by Tyler, under The Practicing Church | | 3 Comments
St. Benedict left the decadence of Rome in the 5th century (very parallel to American consumerism) to live on the outskirts as a hermit. He later created a monastery and made a Rule. The Rule of St. Benedict was an outline for a monk’s day. Benedict combined prayer with manual labor and created one of the most successful and sustainable spiritual communities in Christian history, that’s lasted over 16 centuries. (more…)
Tags: Alaska, Believing Church, practicing church, St. Benedict
Two churches – both practicing
February 19, 2009 by Jeff, under The Practicing Church | | 27 Comments
Two churches – both practicing
I spent Sunday morning between two churches. My 12-year-old daughter wanted to try out her new skateboard so we headed to the nearest (more…)
Tags: practicing church, skate-parks, skating, worship
Trash People
February 18, 2009 by Helen, under Practicing Church Stories, The Practicing Church | | 2 Comments
Sam sent this Practicing Church story to Alan Knox (shared with Alan’s permission). If you have a Practicing Church story you’d like posted here, please send it to us on the contact form.
In November I heard Dino Rizzo speak in a workshop at the National Outreach Convention in San Diego. Dino talked about ways to serve the community. (more…)
