[info-box] “Macedonian Ministry has changed my life. The group of faith leaders in our cohort have become my closest friends. We worship together, encourage each other, challenge each other, mourn and celebrate with each other. Most of all, we *hear* each other. The biggest gift of...
The controversy that has erupted over NFL players kneeling during the national anthem was initiated by a protest focused on race and racism, but has emerged as a broader controversy revolving around allegiances – to whom or what our allegiances are directed, which objects of...
From Guest Writer: Rev. Ryan Baer, Pastor, Ridglea Presbyterian Church, Fort Worth, TX, and Macedonian Ministry Fort Worth, TX Cohort Member I was 21 years old the first time I encountered the American liturgy. I was a senior in college, going to school full-time and serving part-time...
I love the story of the young man who wanted just the right card to express a deep sentiment to the girl he loved. Finally…he found it! The card said simply, “To the only girl I’ve ever loved.” “Terrific. Wonderful,” he said to the store...
Moneyball is one of my favorite films. Based on the book by Michael Lewis, it tells the remarkable true story of how the small-market 2002 Oakland A’s, under the leadership of famed General Manager, Billy Beane, rewrote the books on how to be a successful...
“Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you as well.” Matthew 6: 33 A “Children’s Chat” that I saw in a worship service made a profound point about priorities. A pastor took a huge jar filled...
An unforgettable image that is seared in my memory bank from 9/11 was the firemen and police officers who ran INTO the burning buildings… as hundreds were running OUT! These civic servants risked their own lives and in many cases… gave their own lives… to...
Thermodynamics is a field of study which addresses the phenomena and the laws of heat. One of its most esoteric concepts describes the tendency of all things in the universe to run down, cool off, and become increasingly more disorganized. Things never get hotter or...
There is nothing like epic flooding to reorder priorities. In the wake of Harvey which rushed ashore a week ago inundating Houston and South Texas has come a rush of rescue workers – some governmental, many more neighbors and strangers – whose only concern is...