Seminary Class: Training the EyeAdvertising, after all, doesn’t feed or house us, or educate us, or enlighten us, or make our lives better or more beautiful. Instead…Feb 2Feb 2
The First Sunday of Advent~Occupation is occupation.One of the unique relationships I have had was with two sisters who lived in St. Joseph, Missouri. They used to live near my hometown and…Nov 30, 2023Nov 30, 2023
Climate change, western individualism, and the Christian ChurchIn trying to organize the Christian Church around climate activism, I am failing. Well-meaning people brought care of God’s good earth to…Nov 30, 2022Nov 30, 2022
Separating children from their parents“[W]e estimate that 10,500,000 children lost parents or caregivers … and 7,500,000 children experienced COVID-19–associated orphanhood…Sep 8, 2022Sep 8, 2022
Missing the pointPeople are in pain . . . deep pain. And as progressives, I feel like our approach is to ask people to be rational. If we don’t start…Jul 14, 20221Jul 14, 20221
Time for the resurrectionThis will not be the sermon I preach on Sunday but it is the sermon I think intended by the Gospel writers.Apr 16, 2022Apr 16, 2022
The decline of the white Evangelicals: what Jennifer Rubin got wronghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/07/12/white-evangelicals-decline-spurs-an-anti-democratic-movement/Jul 13, 2021Jul 13, 2021
Wyt church worshipI am a product of the wyt church. For the most part, I have values around keeping a service tight, not letting it go too long, and making…May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
A Necessary ResponseIt was Brazilian Archbishop Dom Hélder Câmara who wrote the text Spiral of Violence as a wisdom teaching from which he shared his concern…Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Should the Christian Church be political?A young pastor queried on Facebook, what was he to do as more conservative church members began to push on him as he confronted the values…Nov 10, 2020Nov 10, 2020
