Okay, so I've gotten a bit of flack for 1) only blogging once every six months, and 2) calling Philadelphia spiritually dead. So I hope to remedy both of those with this post.
1) I love writing, but it was a lot easier to blog regularly when it was the only writing I got to do. Now that I am writing for work and for school I feel like it is all I do, which leaves less energy to blog.
2) Apparently I have just been to the wrong churches in Philadelphia. I live in the "Main Line" area so perhaps what I am experiencing is more "death by suburbia" than anything else. We did attend a church last Sunday (on the Main Line) that struck me as very alive, welcoming, and committed to social justice. The service was a bit traditional for my taste, but the sense of community I felt, even though it was my first time there, is what the church is supposed to be. I still have yet to experience more of the emerging church movement...but from what I've heard that is alive and well in Philly, and I hope to experience more of that during my time here.
