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Only a Number Takes Top Prize at Jersey Shore Film Festival @NJ Shore Patch

Steven Besserman shares his ailing mother’s Holocaust memories in award winning documentary. “A17855: This became my only identity. This was Auschwitz,” Aranka Besserman says in the film tribute to her memories of the Holocaust that her son Steven Besserman… Read More

Posted on August 13, 2011 by cascheller

Art, Beauty, Books, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Politics, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Travel

Art, Beauty, Books, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Judaism, Politics, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Travel

Faith at Work, Part 7: Putting It All Together @TheHighCalling

Figuring out how to integrate our faith with our work is a primary interest for the High Calling community. In our series about the work of Laity Leadership Institute Senior Fellow David W. Miller, we learned about four… Read More

Posted on August 13, 2011 by cascheller

Books, Capitalism, Community, Culture, Education, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Books, Capitalism, Community, Culture, Education, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Who’s at Fault in the Debt Ceiling Debate @NJShorePatch

Former New Jersey Secretary of State DeForest Soaries says the vitriolic debate is a reflection of a new, negative era of Republican leadership. “Compared to the Tea Party, Gov. Whitman was a Democrat,” said the Rev. Dr. DeForest… Read More

Posted on August 4, 2011 by cascheller

Capitalism, Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Social Action, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Capitalism, Chris Christie, Christianity, church life, Community, Culture, Debt Ceiling, DeForest Soaries, Ethics, Faith, Federal Budget, Leadership, NJ Shore Patch, Politics, Public Square, Social Action, Tea Party, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Exuberant Hospitality at First Baptist Church @NJShorePatch

Exuberant hospitality. That’s how I’d describe Sunday morning worship at First Baptist Church of Manasquan. The worship band was playing before the service began July 17 and soon after I sat down Rev. Joseph Gratzel came over and gave… Read More

Posted on July 24, 2011 by cascheller

church life, Community, Faith, Family, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

church life, Community, Faith, Family, Leadership, NJ Shore Patch, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: July 11-15

Foreclosures Hit Churches Hard: A troubling increase in church foreclosures, especially among African American congregations, has us wondering whether too many churches have jeopardized their witness for the sake of an extravagant new building. Was Slavery Better for Black… Read More

Posted on July 17, 2011 by cascheller

church life, Community, Culture, Democracy, Ethics, Faith, History, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

church life, Community, Culture, Democracy, Ethics, Faith, History, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Faith at Work, Part 3: Uncompromising Ethics @TheHighCalling

Jimmy Dunne is, by his own admission, a man who sees the world in black and white. In a time when shades of gray are increasingly admired, this is not always a popular perspective. But Dunne’s singular vision became… Read More

Posted on July 14, 2011 by cascheller

Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, Friendship, grief, History, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: July 4-8

It was a short work week because of the Fourth of July holiday, so even though I wrote three posts for Urban Faith, only one was published this week, and perhaps that’s appropriate given that it’s a bit… Read More

Posted on July 8, 2011 by cascheller

About the Explorer, Blogging, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, History, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Blogging, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Gabriel Gifford Scheller, grief, History, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

A Pilgrim Message for a Patriotic Weekend at First Presbyterian Church @ManasquanPatch

Rev. Steve Davis takes congregation on a journey from Abraham to America at July 3 worship service, and talks about The Samaritan Center afterward. “‘The thing that struck me when I first moved here is that there is… Read More

Posted on July 8, 2011 by cascheller

church life, Community, Culture, Faith, Leadership, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Walkin' the Talk

church life, Community, Culture, Faith, Leadership, NJ Shore Patch, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Walkin' the Talk

What I Wrote This Week @UrbanFaith: 6/27-7/1

New Laws, Shifting Demographics: Whether the issue is gay marriage, the ‘war on drugs,’ African American marriage prospects, or the plight of undocumented immigrants, Americans are confronting the issues. Michael Tait: ‘Living Integration’: The dc Talk veteran and current Newsboys… Read More

Posted on July 1, 2011 by cascheller

church life, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, History, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

church life, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, History, Leadership, Politics, Public Square, Race, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, UrbanFaith.com, Vocation, Walkin' the Talk

Worshiping in Silence at Barnegat Friends Meeting House @BarnegatPatch

Quaker congregation meets and explains its values. “Let us hold President Obama and all those with the power of decision making in the Light.” These were the only words spoken during the meeting of the Barnegat Friends, or Quakers, yesterday… Read More

Posted on May 16, 2011 by cascheller

church life, Community, Culture, Faith, Public Square, Social Action, Theology, Walkin' the Talk

church life, Community, Culture, Faith, NJ Shore Patch, Public Square, Social Action, Theology, Walkin' the Talk

What Does It Mean to Walk Worthily? @TheHighCalling

The Church as Parable and Witness, part 3 in the Missional Series w/ Princeton Theological Seminary Professor Darrell Guder. Fourteen years after World War II, Laity Leadership Institute Senior Fellow Darrell Guder began doctoral studies in Germany. “My… Read More

Posted on May 3, 2011 by cascheller

church life, Community, Culture, Faith, History, Leadership, Redemption, Social Action, Theology, Vocation

church life, Community, Culture, Faith, History, Leadership, Redemption, Social Action, TheHighCalling, Theology, Vocation

Evil Through the Eye of the Lens @NJShorePatch

Jewish Federation of Monmouth County hosts documentary screening and discussion on Nazi-era progaganda; honors Congressman Christopher Smith. What do a Congressman, a documentary about Nazi filmmakers, and a 10-time Emmy Award winning director have in common? A discussion… Read More

Posted on April 15, 2011 by cascheller

Art, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, History, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Vocation

Art, Community, Culture, Ethics, Faith, Family, History, NJ Shore Patch, Public Square, Redemption, Social Action, Vocation