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January 2018

January 08, 2018

Do the Right Thing?

No matter the challenge, we must answer the same question that Mary and Joseph faced....

January 04, 2018

Artistry in Grace (Of Dee Barton, Stan Kenton, and an Improvisational God)

This new year I am going to drown out the stale, deafening noise of despair...

December 2017

December 04, 2017

When Our Faith is Tested – James 1:1-12

In its simplest sense, a trial is anything that causes us to question God’s goodness...

November 2017

November 23, 2017

Focusing on thanks

So, I'm hoping for a great Thanksgiving. I'm hopeful for a great Thanksgiving for all...

November 14, 2017

Nevertheless, She Persisted (Thanking God for Non-Submissive, Biblical Women)

Maybe I'm a feminist because of the Bible itself. Despite the Bible having been written...

November 06, 2017

CBF Podcast: The Protestant Reformation at 500

While we know the historical and theological implications of the Reformation, the church must turn...

October 2017

October 12, 2017

They Get What — Matthew 20:1-16

In the coming kingdom of heaven, God’s primary concern will not be about the hard...

October 09, 2017

Podcast: Conversation on the Theology of Vocation, featuring Story Photographers

We sat down with Ashley Stephenson, the owner of Story Photographers, to discuss her calling...

September 2017

September 26, 2017

Podcast: A Conversation with Homebrewed Christianity’s Tripp Fuller

A conversation with Homebrewed Christianity podcast host Tripp Fuller centered on the necessity for theological...

September 21, 2017

Life out there

While there is some debate about whether there is "life out there", those of us...

September 07, 2017

Monuments worth defending

While I am protesting and pointing out the sins of other people as they try...

August 2017

August 07, 2017

Hearing the Gospel in Fleetwood Mac

When you look at the world around you, are you filled with despair? Do you...

August 01, 2017

Fool’s Gold Believers

As much as I believe that it is within our abilities and responsibilities as believers...

August 01, 2017

People of the Book

It’s a beautiful reality: we don’t have to have the same view on all issues,...

July 2017

July 27, 2017

A Progressing Church

As one of my friends says to church starters and pastors, “The church you pastor...

July 20, 2017

This is a special time

I too believe things are bad. I too worry about our country, struggling under the...

July 18, 2017

Podcast: A Conversation with Sarah Bessey

We sat down with Sarah Bessey, author of Jesus Feminist and Out of Sorts. Sarah...

July 07, 2017

The Synergy of the Spirit

Synergy recognizes the benefits that come when multiple single things work together in unison to...

July 05, 2017

An ode to the Blues Brothers, Thomas Merton and the forgiveness of God

Jesus breathes the Holy Spirit into his followers, yet too many of us haven't realized...

June 2017

June 19, 2017

God’s chosen nation? We can’t have it both ways

For argument’s sake, let’s suppose that our country is at the top of God’s most...

June 15, 2017

Blessed is the man

My hope in writing this is to challenge each of us to be careful in...

June 13, 2017

The Importance of Hermeneutics in Interfaith Relations

I have discovered that in every religion there are those who interpret their Holy Text...

June 07, 2017

A Reflection of Pentecost 2017 — Acts 2:1–21

Pentecost is a celebration of newness, of re-creation, of renewal of purpose, mission, and calling...

May 2017

May 10, 2017

What do the hungry think of our church programs?

Since I am a pastor and am supposed to be spiritual, I won’t tell you...

April 2017

April 21, 2017

For such a time as this: Celebrating Earth Day 2017

April 22 will mark the 48th annual celebration of Earth Day — a day first...

March 2017

March 15, 2017

Was Jesus Political?

Jesus of Nazareth was radical only in the classic sense of that word. Radical means...

March 08, 2017

The Age of the Spirit has Come

Ruach is in all living things. We love to remember the Holy Spirit at Pentacost...

March 08, 2017

5 Things Megachurches Do Really Well (And You Should Too)

Today, beautiful, inspiring artwork is being created for churches not through statues and paintings but...

March 08, 2017

Lint, Life and the Lenten Season

I believe this is why Lent is known in the Eastern Orthodox tradition as the...

January 2017

January 26, 2017

Francis, Forrest and Race

And part of our privilege as white people is the freedom to speak up…or not…because...

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