I have no desire to start and host a podcast. However, I think it would be fun to be a guest on a podcast. I have things that interest me and I think might interest others.
I can talk about faith, blogging, nerdy things, and more. It takes some courage to put yourself out there and I do that with my blog already. I do talk to people for a living. Do you think I would be a good guest?
As a person of faith, in the tradition of Jesus, I don’t expect special treatment nor wish to see my faith imposed on others. That’s not what I do to anyone because it can be on the verge of bullying.
I believe that the practice of any faith can benefit the world. And if someone seeks the faith of another then that is the right way to do things.
Worship is essential and good when accommodations can be made for people to attend and also work to keep the world moving. I think places of worship need to be sensitive to their congregation’s work and to make opportunities to encounter the divine when their primary days of worship and prayer are not possible to attend.
To my fellow members of Team Jesus remember that his ministry was built on reaching out, healing, nurturing, teaching, and most importantly love. Don’t forget to love.
I am on Team Jesus as you may know. However, I don’t believe that it’s appropriate to proselytize in the workplace. Leaving religious pamphlets known as tracts is not a good practice. My experience is that religion at work can be used as a way of singling out people and discriminating based on various criteria.
I go to work to do a job. I don’t go to be indoctrinated and yes indoctrination can go both ways. Sharing your faith should be done by example and action, loving your neighbor and coworker. Also doing a good job for your employer and being kind. I would much rather encounter Christ or any other higher power that way than through a piece of paper left on a bathroom sink. If I ever come across as preachy call me on it.
Pentecost is a Christian holiday that takes place on the 50th day after Easter Sunday. It commemorates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ while they were in Jerusalem celebrating the Feast of Weeks, as described in the Acts of the Apostles.
I celebrate this day as a believer. It’s important to observe days like this because it’s a reminder of the mission of the faithful to share the fire of faith that sustains me and charges me with being in the company of saints and sinners.
I revere God. I am respectful of God. I embrace God as someone who was made by God. I don’t fear God because that word has been used to intimidate and scare people into a relationship with God where they feel like they must obey or be struck down. It’s time we think about God differently because fear can be like a box and God is bigger than all that. God is about love, laughing and being there for all of us.
This morning my priest started a series of faith formation classes on music and how it informs and inspires believers spiritually. It’s about engaging the heart as well as the soul in coming closer to one’s higher power. Music can move you more than just words alone.
Music has a long history in religious life. Its expression comes in various genres and different sects of Christianity and other faiths. Coming from a Team Jesus perspective I can say that music is an integral part of everything done in the church. In the coming weeks, I will be posting about what we are learning and hopefully listening to.
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