http://www.cfan.net Living Our Faith Out Loud! Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:30:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en If we do away with the idea of original sin what is our answer to evil in the world?  The presence of evil is a constant reminder that all is not right in the world.  Every human being given the right circumstances has the potential for evil and we each ... http://www.cfan.net/pastors-blog/original-sin.html In his book "Unchristian" David Kinnanman identifies the tendency of Christians to shelter themselves from the world as a reason that 20 and 30 somethings are not drawn to the Christian faith.  Though he looks at many different groups the one that struck me was what he identified as the intellectuals.  ... http://www.cfan.net/pastors-blog/sheltered-from-the-world.html The church, when speaking about, ministry in our urban centers, define it as reaching the poor and the outcasts.  This is certainly a major thrust in scripture.  but is it the only one. Certainly there are churches that are reaching the middle class, especially those who preach some form of the ... http://www.cfan.net/pastors-blog/do-we-care-about-the-well-off-i-mean-really.html In the recent Engage magazine (A Publication for the Friends of the Atlantic District Mission Society) eleven mission outreaches in the district were highlighted.  Out of the eleven one (Zap) was about a youth outreach to seniors, one (Church for All Nations) was an outreach to musicians in Manhattan, one ... http://www.cfan.net/pastors-blog/save-whitie.html One thing that I have become concerned about as I minister here in New York City is that people in the church at large spend a lot of time talking about prayer and very little engaged in the practice of  praying.  As I contemplate the overwhelming task of living as the ... http://www.cfan.net/pastors-blog/daily-office.html Gov. David Paterson, of New York, this month directed state agencies to recognize same-sex unions legally performed in other jurisdictions, i.e. Massachusetts, California and Canada.  This will provide same-sex couples with the same rights afforded to married heterosexuals such as the ability to collect health and pension benefits, being admitted ... http://www.cfan.net/pastors-blog/gay-rights-revolution.html Recently I have been spending a lot of  time reading books on urban ministry.  Having been an pastor in two communities in New York City for the past twenty-four years it is always good and important to keep abreast of what is being written about that part of the church ... http://www.cfan.net/pastors-blog/rethinking-urban-ministry.html Pastor will be taking full advantage of the amazing new technology we have driving this website and his Pastor's Blog is one exciting part of it all! Bookmark the main page (www.cfan.net/pastors-blog/) or subscribe to the RSS feed (www.cfan.net/pastors-blog/rss/). http://www.cfan.net/pastors-blog/sample-blog-entry-from-pastor.html