About Me...what is an 'evangelical-catholic?'

Elk Grove Village, IL, United States
I was born & raised in rural mid-Michigan (M-go blue!). Life & work have taken me to many different places. God has too, as I've come to learn that faith is a pilgrimage. I very much resonate with the label 'EVANGELICAL-CATHOLIC.' I was raised Baptist, but found myself drawn to the Sacraments & Liturgy of the Church. I appreciate very much the words of the Augsburg Confession: "...nothing has been received among us, in doctrine or in ceremonies, that is contrary to Scripture or to the church catholic." Evangelical-catholic is a term of self-designation used by Christians coming from a broad spectrum of theological perspectives and commitments, ranging from Lutherans, Anglicans, and various Evangelicals yearning for greater catholicity .....to faithful Roman Catholics longing for an evangelical renewal of the Church. Perhaps beneath the apparent denominational differences there lies a common...groaning of the Spirit of God, who is seeking to draw the members of Christ’s mystical body into a communal life that is both fully catholic and fully evangelical. One can always hope and pray!

Monday, January 28, 2008

"morning after" thoughts...

For some time now it has been my intention to do some regular "Monday morning" coffee blogging. Usually this is cuz there are still some sermon type thoughts rattling around in my brain that I never got a chance to mention in either the Thursday or Sunday services. I was going to start this last week (second Sun after Epiphany), but that 'thought' ran a little long & turned out to be more of an article. Oh well. A blog, if nothing else, is casual!

So, this morning I'll be posting both this week & last week's "morning after" thoughts......& we'll see how long I can keep this up!

Cheers!

TM
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