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December 2017

December 23, 2017

A message from our refugee resettlement director

Dear faith leaders, and fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, “When they had gone, an angel...

December 19, 2017

A few apposite comments on the “call to ministry”

This winter I'll have been ordained fifteen years. Way back in the day, before children,...

December 01, 2017

The Creation of Advent

An Invitation to the SeasonSalvation extends far beyond the human. Although we humans are attracted...

November 2017

November 28, 2017

Southern – Christian – Progressive – Loud

As a Christian pastor, I have some recent experience with...

November 02, 2017

What if every day is a tragedy?

The American Psychology Association just published their Stress in America™ survey. It's not good. More...

November 02, 2017

The Day of the Dead

Today is Día de los Muertos. One of our social justice partners, NWA Worker Justice...

November 02, 2017

The church has never been there

November 02, 2017

Is Doctrine Dead?

October 2017

October 14, 2017

Read These Books To Survive These Times

Certain books written in this season are especially well-suited to survival. They're the proper mix...

October 12, 2017

Emergency Update from Lutheran World Relief

***EMERGENCY UPDATE***Dear Clint,I just spoke with a colleague about the desperate situation in Puerto Rico...

September 2017

September 28, 2017

What was the Reformation?

In some ways, it was a massive shift in world history centered in the actions...

September 25, 2017

11 Reasons I’m Proud to Pastor in the ELCA (Reformation 500 edition)

Since my "brand" of Christian is a tiny minority in this part of God's world,...

September 18, 2017

In (God) (We) Trust

Recently the Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas, in response to a potential lawsuit from a group...

September 14, 2017

Now that Martin Luther was on PBS, what should I read?

It's the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, and you want to read something to honor...

September 10, 2017

Is this disaster my fault?

Luke 13.1 At that very time there were some present who told him about the...

August 2017

August 13, 2017

Martin Luther King's Sermon on loving your ene…

Martin Luther King's Sermon on loving your enemy:

August 08, 2017

The August Recess | Faithful support of immigration and a robust international affairs budget

It’s now the August recess, a good time for our elected officials to hear from...

July 2017

July 28, 2017

Bishop Eaton issued a statement on the healthcare …

Bishop Eaton issued a statement on the healthcare debate, which may be in part an...

July 27, 2017

troll theology | our bigot in chief | keep your eyes on the pearl

So let's be really clear. The president of the United States of America is trolling...

July 23, 2017

What’s a pastor to do? | APEST, Vocation, Alan Hirsch, 5Q

“In its simplest form, 5Q is the synergy of a holistic recombination of the apostolic,...

July 13, 2017

Does the Church Have the Courage to Oppose the Outlawing of Dreams (On DACA)?

The acronym DACA is short for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. It's administrative relief from deportation....

July 06, 2017

Why I love the United States

July 05, 2017

The Real Deal… Your choice at the beginning to b…

The Real Deal... Your choice at the beginning to be a Pastor or a politician...

July 02, 2017

On the immorality of politicians and pastors

Many politicians, or at least the ones I've been lobbying lately, seem completely immune to...

July 02, 2017

I am no scientist. I explore the neighborhood. An …

I am no scientist. I explore the neighborhood. An infant who has just learned to...

July 01, 2017

How to pastor with integrity, keep your soul, and (sometimes) your job

July 01, 2017

Can I be your church split consultant?

June 2017

June 24, 2017

Scripture’s mandate to provide universal, single-payer government funded health care

Let's start off with a simple premise. No Christian, especially a Christian holding public office,...

June 10, 2017

Stand with Refugees June 12-16

Stand With Refugees Campaign, June 12-16 Join the movement. In coalition with Refugee Council USA, LIRS is...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Pentecost for Everybody (The Holy Spirit Explained)

Early in my call to Arkansas, I walked the neighborhood around our church and met...