Author Archives: Laura

About Laura

My name is Laura and I am on a journey, pondering the implications of God's glorious design of humanity and integrating sundry aspects of this design into a description of what it means to be the new humanity.

Practicclesiology: Church with Mind and Body

Over on The Practicing Church, Jeff McQuilkin coins the term “practicology” in response to the overabundance of academic theology that rarely if ever gets out of the proverbial library.  Responding to my comment that I love putting ecclesiology and practicology … Continue reading

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Being Church in the Real World

Yesterday, the Registrar’s Office, in cahoots with our boss’ wife and sons, gathered for a surprise 30-year work anniversary lunch.  Now, I know other offices gather for such things, but our office (like every other office at our university) has … Continue reading

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What should we mean by “greener pastures”?

What do we mean by “greener pastures” and what, if any, are our responsibilities in connection with them? Continue reading

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Why do I “go to church”?

Called to institutional church & drawn to house church–how do these fit together? Continue reading

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Can spiritual formation take place on the web?

Can we learn, train, and form as church in virtual space? Continue reading

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