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August 2018

August 22, 2018

All Of America the Beautiful In One Run

Late Capitalism Viewed From Above Having arrived in Seattle under wildfire smoke that makes breathing...

August 17, 2018

Solving the Problems of Church In Post-Program Era

Post-program is already here. Now what? Don't do surveys in post-program church "Surveying a congregation...

August 15, 2018

Youth Culture and Progressive Faith-Based Organizing

I've been thinking a lot these days about youth culture and progressive faith-based organizing. Maybe...

August 10, 2018

Can You Find God On the Screens On the Youth Trip?

Let me tell you a story. This summer I, some youth, and a bunch of...

August 03, 2018

The Mysterious, Magical Mind of Nate Powell

How does this happen? An artist, Nate Powell, who holds the distinction as the first...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Is Our Prophetic Too On the Nose? | Considering Strategic Obliquity

Although I love nuance, and appreciate irony, I am by disposition overly direct and sometimes...

July 31, 2018

What Will Help Immigrants When the President Is A Racist Liar?

Let's talk about immigrants and the president a bit more. You've probably seen the video,...

July 26, 2018

From the Temple to the Church

Agency and colonialism in Hawaii If you drive up to the northwest corner of the...

July 26, 2018

Illegal Theologians

I walked into our campus bible study at the University of Arkansas with a reader's...

July 02, 2018

The Heresy of “Respectability”

Here's a thought experiment: I'm sure you know churches that host soup kitchens, or groups...

June 2018

June 21, 2018

When God Shows Up At ICE

Today we held a rally out front of the ICE offices in Fayetteville, Arkansas. I...

June 21, 2018

Baptism and Immigration

[Originally published in the Lutheran Forum in 2007. Can't believe I've been working this beat...

June 15, 2018

Mea Culpa Leadership

Try this thought experiment with me: in our culture, what are incentives to the admission...

May 2018

May 22, 2018

About

Welcome to Lutheran Confessions, a long-term blog project of Clint Schnekloth. Thanks for joining a...

May 19, 2018

How To Do All the Christian Things

A lot of people in my life and in my parish are new to Christianity...

May 16, 2018

One day [pastoring] in middle America

This is not going to be short. But it will be as honest and clear...

May 01, 2018

A Dry Spell and a New Blog

Something this spring has contributed to a lot less focus, so not as much new...

April 2018

April 11, 2018

"So through the cross nothing happens "i…

"So through the cross nothing happens "in God" but lots happens "in death." Death is...

March 2018

March 23, 2018

Taking Church to the Next Level

Two years ago Arkansas did not resettle refugees with no U.S. ties. Today, we have...

March 05, 2018

I know this blog is several years old, but a coupl…

I know this blog is several years old, but a couple of comments. (1) I'm...

March 03, 2018

Polifaith.com

Did you know we've launched a new blog, polifaith.com? Check it out, then use the...

February 2018

February 16, 2018

Seven Ways Faith Communities can support the New Poor People’s campaign

Arkansas is participating, together with groups in 30 states across the country, in a continuation...

February 13, 2018

Preparing for Lent

Lent is soon upon us. This powerful, spiritual season is an opportunity to commit (or...

January 2018

January 25, 2018

Of course Jesus never blogged either and his only …

Of course Jesus never blogged either and his only written word was in the sand...

January 24, 2018

Is There a Place for John Piper Near a Microphone?

The answer: No!Now to offer explanation. John Piper recently wrote a piece, "Is There a...

January 20, 2018

Being a Christian on Social Media

I don't know about you, but lately I've been in an analog state of mind....

January 13, 2018

Naming Donald Trump’s and Steve Womack’s Racism

ELCA Presiding Bishop responds to reported racist commentsI am very disappointed and disturbed by the...

January 10, 2018

The Climate Change | Refugee Connection

One of the salient features of climate change is how it affects all of life....

January 04, 2018

Immanence

I have a friend who organizes the month of 100 things each January. Her practice...

January 01, 2018

Social media trends influencing ministry in 2018

The first trend I'm noticing: lots of writers are committing to less time in the...