For some dumb reason I've been sitting on a bunch of half-formed thoughts on recent events. Waiting for them to grow up all by themselves maybe? Whatever. I'm done. No more sitting on the sidelines. People are getting hurt, people are dying! These are still merely half-formed, but as a follower of God in the …
Category: Christianity
Back-to-School Prayer
Here in my neck of the woods, this is back-to-school week. Many of our kids started today, some start tomorrow, some even started on Monday. (Starting in new year on a Monday? That seems especially cruel.) So in spite of the 90 degree heat, I'm thinking about fall... This time of year there are two …
A lofty goal
Moved by God’s grace in Jesus the Christ – the Liberating King – we raise our voices to help end hunger at home and abroad. - Rev. David Beckmann, president, Bread for the World A lofty goal, that. Then again, so is “love God and love your neighbor as yourself.” So that is exactly what …
Did you get enough to eat today?
Did you get enough to eat today? I know I did. This afternoon alone I purchased lunch from a local restaurant and an organically grown peach from our church Mission Vegetable cart…and I had a cookie. Needless to say, I’m well-fed. But that’s not true for everyone. Perhaps your initial mental image of a hungry …
Theological Dialogue on Youth Ministry #2
For me, what separated this conference from most all others I've attended in 15 years of ministry is how well the organizers knew their audience. I expect nothing less from Tony Jones, Doug Pagitt, Kenda Dean and Andrew Root, but still, it was refreshing to be told, "get up and leave the room when you …
Why Fred Clark is a Genius, example 1
Check out the link to Fred Clark's Slacktivist over to the right there. Hover over it for a moment and you'll read that I describe Fred as my favorite blog. Here's a link to a recent example of him displaying that "wickedly sharp wit." In this post Fred absolutely excoriates the infuriating, pervasive smugness of …
All That I Can't Leave Unsaid 