Jeffrey C. Long

The Kitchenhood of all believers: A Journey into the discourse of Mennonite Cookbooks. “Within the expanding discipline of Mennonite studies, few scholars have paid any attention to the cultural and religious importance of Mennonite cookbooks. Yet when we consider how central food has been for Mennonites[2] over the years, we might expect to see a [...]

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Someone recently wrote to ask “I’m interested in why you are interested in liturgy.” I thought it was a good question, so I’ve posted my response below. re: liturgy. i too have gone to catholic mass periodically. even attended an episcopal church once. years ago i bought a book of common prayer (they aren’t really [...]

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In my own life I’ve found that brokenness is where God finds us ready to grow. The most profound growth in my relationship with God occurred when I dug out from under the rubble when my life fell apart. In 2Corinthians 10:7-10 the apostle Paul writes “By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, [...]

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Prayer is part of my job description. I’m a pastor. But prayer is something we should all do but often feel inadequate at. My habit is to spend time in the day in prayer, using tools such as the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer and a personal Labyrinth. Today I felt led to expand my [...]

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Macresponder Automated email responder for when you’re unavailable Ten ways to organize and simplify your life Google Moon On the anniversary of the first manned moon landing on July 20th, 1969, Google releases Google Moon, a map of NASA photos and Google style points showing all the moon landings. Wapipedia A mobile phone site that [...]

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Clay Shirky believes that convergent technologies that provide people with the tools to produce and share content will throw the relationship between lay people and institutions into turmoil. I ask, what impact will this have on the loftiest of institutions, the church? Read on Technorati Tags: emergingchurch

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This is part 2 of a sermon I preached at Filer Mennonite Church on Sunday June 5th, 2005 I want to take a moment and study this subject of examining our life before taking the communion so that we can take it in good conscience and let it be the celebration it was intended to [...]

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This is part 1 of a sermon I preached at Filer Mennonite Church on Sunday, June 5th, 2005 There’s a wonderful story by Isak Dinesen called Babette’s Feast, about a strict, dour, fundamentalist community in Denmark. Babette works as a cook for two elderly sisters who have no idea that she once was a chef [...]

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MusicGrid: Video Collaboration in Action Reaching out via voice has changed the world, through landlines, cell phones, and now Skype and cousins. What effects will broadband video have? An article on Canada’s MusicGrid project, explores a real-life case study involving hundreds of geographically-distributed students, teachers, and musicians – all collaborating over broadband video networks: Convergence [...]

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“Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” – I Corinthians 9:24 Our faith can sometimes feel too cerebral. It would be easier if we could see the goal of holiness in front of us [...]

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