Melting Pot, No. Mosaic, Yes.
The term “Melting Pot” does not agree with me, or is it the other way around? The United States has long been called the melting pot of the world as […]
View ArticleFollow My Friends in South Africa This Month
A group of dear friends and former seminary colleagues are in South Africa for approximately three weeks on a global justice journey. These trips are not mission trips in that […]
View ArticleHelp Me Eat More Plants, Less Meat.
I’m interested in trying something new in 2013 – I want to intentionally eat more plants and less meat. Can you help me? Calling all connectors, mavens, and salespersons: I’m […]
View ArticleChuck Knows Church Is Awesome.
One of the stumbling blocks to persons unfamiliar with church trying church is, well, being unfamiliar with church. It’s hard to feel at ease when there’s a bunch of stuff […]
View ArticleNot That “Mosaic.”
I searched for the word “mosaic” in some of my seminary and ministry books to see who was writing about it in the same way Wuthnow and Kinnaman did. By […]
View ArticleA Closer Look #2 When God Comes Down
Today I have a review of When God Comes Down: An Advent Study for Adults, an excellent and accessible advent study by Rev. James Harnish below. You can also read, […]
View ArticleGod Is a Three-Mile-Per-Hour God.
I delivered a sermon this morning about how the Beatitudes (Matthew 5:1-12) might inspire us to create a New Year’s Resolution focused on being the person we wish to be […]
View ArticleCommunity Breathes In, Breathes Out.
Communities, like any civilization or organization, are born, live, and fade. To focus on how communities live, one must consider how they breathe. As persons enter a community, they are […]
View ArticleDr. James Dobson’s Theology Is Heartbreaking.
Dr. James Dobson addressed the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on his weekly radio program last month. You can listen to the entire 25:55 episode to hear the founder of […]
View ArticleLove When It’s Hard.
Have you ever looked back and realized in the midst of other overwhelming emotions, you forgot to love? Today I read the intriguing essay, “Why I Hate Loving Mark Driscoll” […]
View ArticleWhen (Not) to Press for an Excuse.
I’m in a position through my vocation to throw a lot of opportunity at people and see what happens. Some of them leap at it, some need a little more […]
View ArticleMy Two Nights on a Hermitage Retreat.
No electricity. No plumbing. No clock. All wonderful. I spent Monday afternoon through Wednesday morning in a space called Pacem in Terris, a spiritual retreat center in central Minnesota. Its […]
View ArticleSorry, God, That’s Not Our Policy.
This morning I read a news story explaining that the pastor from the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod in Newton, CT had to issue an apology to the LCMS president […]
View ArticleA Closer Look #5 Teaching as a Sacramental Act
Today I have a review of Teaching as a Sacramental Act by Mary Elizabeth Mullino Moore, a professor-turned-dean and ordained deacon in the United Methodist Church. I found a lot […]
View ArticleReconciliation Is the Long Game.
LCMS President Harrison issued an apology for the way he asked Pastor Morris to apologize. You can read my thoughts on the initial apology from last week. At this point, […]
View ArticleFollow-Up on Desmond Tutu and the Three-Mile-Per-Hour God.
Speaking of interfaith worship, last month I wrote about Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s concept of the “Three-Mile-Per-Hour God.” I have finally re-discovered the video footage online! The Seeds of...
View ArticlePlease Help Simpson Shelter With Your Vote.
You can help a homeless shelter win a $25,000 kitchen makeover with a few clicks. Simpson Shelter’s work is important to so many men and women. Will you please help? […]
View ArticleUPDATE: Simpson Shelter Has Taken the Lead; Help Them Keep It.
Update: Simpson Shelter moved into first place in the voting last week. Help them stay in the lead and win a $25,000 kitchen makeover. Will you please help? What’s the […]
View ArticleIgnore the Anonymous Eighty.
“More than eighty pastors and theologians” do not deserve my attention. That’s whom has allegedly signed to / crafted / believe in a press release calling for an “amicable separation” within the United...
View ArticlePay Attention to the Public Ten.
Last week I made my first blog post in a long while (yeah, yeah, I know) about why I am ignoring the allegedly “more than eight” pastors and theologians who call for an “amicable separation” within the...
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