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July 2012

July 24, 2012

Everything’s A Miracle

(Tim Stafford, Miracles: A Journalist Looks at Modern Day Experiences of God's Power , 2012, 219 pages.)...

July 23, 2012

Decentering Jesus: My Journey to Unitarian Universalism

When I was 12, the most salient books on my parents' shelves were two red-bound...

July 15, 2012

Simplify! Living More Abundantly with Less Stuff in Less Space

(Will Davis, Jr., Enough: Finding More by Living with Less, 2012, 232 pages.) This book review is...

July 14, 2012

25 of My Favorite Quotations…in no particular order

“The religious quest is not about discovering ‘the truth’ or ‘the meaning of life,’ but...

July 07, 2012

Highlights from Jesus Seminar on the Road in D.C.

For regular readers, with this post I will have finally had a chance to share...

July 07, 2012

Ellen Davis: An Eco-friendly Bible Scholar You Should Know

I recently had the opportunity to attend a morning workshop with Ellen Davis on "Honest...

July 04, 2012

How To Lead a Congregational Discernment Process

Discernment was a major emphasis of my spiritual direction training at San Francisco Theological Seminary....

July 04, 2012

There Is No “God Particle”

According to The New York Times (and many other media outlets), Physicists working at CERN’s...

July 03, 2012

From Independence Day to Interdependence

(Logan Mehl-Laituri, Reborn on the Fourth of July: The Challenge of Faith, Patriotism & Conscience, 2012,...

July 03, 2012

How To Project Your Laptop Screen on Your TV

One of the easiest ways to stream content from the Internet on your television, such...

July 02, 2012

Highlights from Church Planter’s Academy

A while back I had the opportunity to attend a Church Planter's Academy, but I...

July 02, 2012

Should You Add Your Social Media Skills to Your Résumé?

(John Voelz, Follow You, Follow Me: Why Social Networking Is Essential to Ministry, 2012, 159...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

Highlights from Funding the Missional Church

I recently had the opportunity to attending a conference on Funding the Missional Church....

June 28, 2012

Sermon Series Retrospective: The Book of J

The four main original independent sources used to compile the early books of the Bible...

June 27, 2012

Standing on the Side of Love for Immigration Justice

Last week I had the privilege of attending the Unitarian Universalists' annual General Assembly, which was...

June 21, 2012

A Remnant Theology of Hope

8 Then I heard the voice of God saying, "Whom shall I send, and who...

June 15, 2012

“Lech lecha”: The Journey Outward & Inward (Genesis 12)

1 Now God said to Abram, "Go from your country and your kindred and your...

June 06, 2012

What Troubles Your Thoughts? Wendell Berry, Prometheus, & The Tower of Babel

1 Now the whole earth had one language and the same words. 2 And...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

An Honest Memoir: Becoming a Dad, Take 2

(Christian Piatt, PregMANcy: A Dad, a Little Dude, and a Due Date, Chalice Press, 2012, 182...

May 21, 2012

Slavery, Same-Sex Marriage, and How to Read the Bible

9:18 The sons of Noah who went out of the ark were Shem, Ham, and...

May 21, 2012

Who Could You Call “Bishop” Without Your Fingers Crossed?

(Katharine Jefferts Schori, Gathering at God's Table: The Meaning of Mission in the Feast of Faith,...

May 18, 2012

“Your Daughters Shall Prophecy”: Fulfilling the Promise of Pentecost, Abolishing the Laity, and Ordaining Women

A Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary for Pentecost Sunday, May 27, 2012 Many pastors think of...

May 17, 2012

Life-changing Mentors and Unlikely Friendships

(Ted Kluck and Dallas Jahncke, Dallas and the Spitfire: An Old Car, an Ex-Con, and an...

May 13, 2012

Noah’s Flood: Climate Change Then & Now

6:1 When people began to multiply on the face of the ground, and daughters were...

May 10, 2012

Highlights from “Children, Youth & a New Kind of Christianity”

This past week I had the privilege of attending a conference focused on the future...

May 07, 2012

“Before and After”: Cain, Abel, and Archetypes

1 Now the man knew his wife Eve, and she conceived and bore Cain, saying,...

May 02, 2012

Do You Believe in Miracles?

(E. Kent Rogers, 12 Miracles of Spiritual Growth: A Path of Healing from the Gospels,...

April 2012

April 29, 2012

Paradise Lost or Outgrown? Genesis 3, Original Blessing, and Original Responsibility

1 Now the serpent said to the woman, "Did God say, "You shall not eat...

April 23, 2012

Letters to a Future Church: Take Risks, Be Honest, Stop Equivocating

(Letters to a Future Church: Words of Encouragement and Prophetic Appeals, edited by Chris Lewis,...

April 22, 2012

Preaching “The Book of J”: Are There Hidden Books in the Bible?

In the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens, 5...