Monthly Archives: May 2015

• Baptism and a Box of Corn Flakes

  Posted on May 19, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    My Presbyterian congregation entered 2015 with six women pregnant with child. So far, two have been born. Four to go. For a small church that’s a lot of babies in one year. And a lot of babies means a lot of baptisms. Baptism is a point of contention for some, and misunderstood by many. […]

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• Treating Toxicity

  Posted on May 11, 2015 by sdgale in 'CHOP Talk' Blog.

    There’s a lot of talk about toxicity nowadays. Toxic people. Toxic relationships. Even toxic churches. When people speak of toxicity they have in mind something poisonous that creates an atmosphere unconducive to sustaining life. Toxic people can infect others with their critical spirit and negative outlook. Their negativity sucks the life out of others […]

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