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April 2012

April 02, 2012

Individuation, The Beatles, and the Journey to Wholeness

Note: This post is part of our Lenten study of Joyce Rockwood Hudson's book Natural...

March 2012

March 30, 2012

Jungian Spirituality: A Sermon Series Retrospective

For Lent, I preached a five-part series on Jungian Spirituality, based on Joyce Rockwood Hudson's book...

March 30, 2012

“Practice Resurrection”: Progressive Christian Theology for Easter

As Easter approaches, I invite you to consider that we should worry less about what...

March 28, 2012

Praying with Flannery O’Connor

UPS just delivered my copy of the new Flannery O'Connor prayer book, published by Paraclete...

March 27, 2012

A Guide to Firsthand Experience with God

(David Benner, Spirituality and the Awakening Self: The Sacred Journey of Transformation, Brazos Press, 2012,...

March 26, 2012

Synchronicity, Coincidence, and “Jeff, Who Lives at Home”: Jungian Spirituality for Lent

Note: This post is part of our Lenten study of Joyce Rockwood Hudson's book Natural...

March 23, 2012

Jesus’ Subversive Donkey Ride (A Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary for Palm Sunday)

In Mark’s fast-paced style, we see three different days of Holy Week in chapter 11...

March 20, 2012

Ron Sider: An Evangelical Christian Worth Listening To

(Ronald J. Sider, Fixing the Moral Deficit: A Balanced Way to Balance the Budget, InterVarsity Press,...

March 19, 2012

A Dream Uninterpreted Is a Letter from God Unopened

Note: This post is part of our Lenten series on Joyce Rockwood Hudson's book Natural...

March 15, 2012

Have You Heard the One about the Pope Who Quit? (Seriously!)

(Jon Sweeney, The Pope Who Quit: A True Medieval Tale of Mystery, Death, and Salvation, Image...

March 14, 2012

“Sorry I’ve Been Busy!” How to Bring Your Life Back Into Focus

(Arthur Boers, Living Into Focus: Choosing What Matters in an Age of Distractions, Brazos Press, 2012,...

March 14, 2012

Sermon Series Retrospective: “The Gospel According to Mark”

During Ordinary Time in 2010, we studied The Gospel According to Mark. The following are the sermon...

March 12, 2012

Sermon Series Retrospective: “The Gospel According to Matthew”

During Ordinary Time in 2011, we studied The Gospel According to Matthew. The following are the...

March 12, 2012

Sermon Series Retrospective: “Holy Adventure”

For Lent 2011, we studied Bruce Epperly's book Holy Adventure: 41 Days of Audacious Living. The...

March 11, 2012

Sermon Series Retrospective: “The Prayer of Jesus”

For Epiphany 2011, we studied The Prayer of Jesus (also known as "The Lord's Prayer")...

March 11, 2012

WWJD? (“What Would Jung Do?”): Jungian Spirituality for Lent

Note: This sermon is part of a Lenten study of Joyce Rockwood Hudson's book Natural...

March 09, 2012

Liberal Christians: STOP “Conceding” Readings that Victimize LGBT Christians

Adam Kotsko, professor, author, and blogger, has an provocative Twitter conversation going (@adamkotsko) in which...

March 08, 2012

“John 3:16 — The Rest of the Story” (A Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary for Sunday, March 18, 2012)

Note: I previously posted this lectionary commentary in 2011, when this same passage was the...

March 07, 2012

“God is Not a Republican…or a Democrat”

Our county's bi-weekly newspaper published my latest Letter to the Editor this morning (Friday, March 16)....

March 06, 2012

Confronting the Unconscious: From Supernatural to Natural Spirituality

Note: This post is the first part in a Lenten series on Joyce Rockwood Hudson's...

March 05, 2012

Confessions of a Western Universalist

(Rajiv Malhotra, Being Different: An Indian Challenge to Western Universalism, HarperCollins, 2011, 474 pages) Rajiv...

March 02, 2012

Against TOMS Shoes: Ethics Are Messy!

Naomi Wilson, over at The Public Queue, has written an important critique of TOMS Shoes...

March 02, 2012

“Death of God” Theologian Has Died

William Hamilton, a theologian made (in)famous in the April 8, 1966 “Is God Dead?” Time...

March 02, 2012

#OccupyChurch: Jesus Threw out the Moneylenders for a Reason (A Progressive Christian Lectionary Commentary on John 2 for March 11)

Andy Lester was one of the most important professors I had in seminary. I took...

February 2012

February 29, 2012

Raise the Minimum Wage to $10/hour

In Chris Hedges’ most recent column, he reports Ralph Nader’s recommendation to the Occupy movement:...

February 29, 2012

Be Wary of Sensationalized “Jesus Tomb” News

Lent is not only the season of giving up bad habits or taking on new...

February 27, 2012

Is Jesus the “Human One”? A Lectionary Commentary on Mark 8

Jesus does not echo Peter’s title “Messiah,” but instead refers to himself as “the Son...

February 27, 2012

Reading the Bible with Jews: A Lectionary Commentary on Romans 4

Many Christians have become accustomed to the realization that Jesus lived and died as a...

February 21, 2012

Sermon Series Retrospective: Matthew Fox’s “Original Blessing: A Primer in Creation Spirituality”

For Advent, I preached through the four parts of Matthew Fox's landmark book Original Blessing: A Primer...

February 20, 2012

Preaching the Didache (50-70 C.E.): A Sermon Series Retrospective

During the season of Epiphany, I preached a six-part sermon series on the Didache (usually pronounced...