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June 2021

June 12, 2021

How much joy am I allowed at the decline of evangelicalism?

I'm starting here with a confession. I would like to confess before God and my...

May 2021

May 19, 2021

Critical (G)Race Theory

Smart messaging has long been critical to political success. Think "Contract With America" or "Fake...

May 13, 2021

The Universe Is So Much More

"Information, however, comes into the cosmos without trumpet blasts and lavish parades. In living phenomena,...

April 2021

April 26, 2021

Church Will Never Be the Same Again… And Wow That’s a Good Thing

One year into this pandemic, I'm just now coming to terms with some of the...

April 21, 2021

Made, Known, Loved: Developing LGBTQ-Inclusive Youth Ministry

A new book by Ross Murray A Review Ross Murray is well-known for his founding...

April 16, 2021

Hi, my name is Clint Schnekloth and I’m a racist

Hi, my name is Clint Schnekloth and I'm a racist. On the gaming podcast I...

April 13, 2021

Immortalizing the White Fragility of (Re)Tired Bishop Martin Wells

I kind of wish I didn't have to write this, but I feel some level...

April 09, 2021

Why I Want My Christianity With A Good Dose of Anger And Harsh Language

Let's start with this: silence and silencing are strategies of the powerful. Those with power...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

We Should Call This Week Protest Week

"We should call this Protest Week because it begins with the Galilean Non-violence Movement processing...

March 25, 2021

Why Anti-Trans Legislation Exemplifies the Perversion of Christianity

The anti-trans legislation moving forward in multiple states across this country (here in Arkansas it's...

March 15, 2021

Paul’s Corinthians Correspondence Post-Pandemic

Somewhat infamously, the early Christian Corinth congregation had communion issues. Perhaps the most famous phrase...

February 2021

February 27, 2021

The Black Panthers and the Gospel of Mark

I just finished watching Judas and the Black Messiah yesterday, and I'm also reading the...

February 11, 2021

The Transfiguration Of Jesus and Chiastic Structures

This Sunday we celebrate the Transfiguration of Jesus on the mountain (Mark 9:2-8). There’s a...

February 05, 2021

A brief but lovely addition to the Apostles’ Creed

Here's an interesting proposal, and something we're going to begin incorporating into Sunday worship. ...

January 2021

January 31, 2021

A Sermon For Reconciling In Christ Sunday At Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Fayetteville Arkansas

Preached January 31st by Catelyn Gibbs I want to begin by saying that I very...

January 28, 2021

Our Church Council Reflects On Being “Lutheran”

The pastor sends a late night text: Wild hair thought for your Tuesday morning: I...

January 28, 2021

Queering Christianity | Reconciling Sunday Edition

As a progressive Christian of the Lutheran variety, I'm often contemplating what it means to...

January 20, 2021

An Analysis Of The ELCA Future Church Design

I came of age in the church of the 80s and attended seminary mostly in...

December 2020

December 29, 2020

The Sword and the Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr.

Although Martin Luther King Jr. was certainly deserving of a federal holiday, it had the...

December 09, 2020

Top Sixteen Books of 2020

Top Sixteen Books of 2020 This was a good reading year in spite of the...

November 2020

November 28, 2020

Replace the DOW and NASDAQ With Daily Reports Of Homelessness and Hunger

If I open my phone and swipe left, top of the screen are indicators for...

November 27, 2020

Why The Supreme Court Was Right For The Wrong Reasons On Andrew Cuomo’s Restrictions

Let's start here: if you were against Donald Trump's Muslim ban, you should be against...

November 24, 2020

Observing a Week of Remembrance and Honor of Native People In Fayetteville, Arkansas

This week we remember we live on the original, unceded lands of the Osage people,...

November 23, 2020

Defining Church “Membership” For The 21st Century

We are culturally quite adapted to the concept of "membership." Probably most of us have...

November 16, 2020

Why Your Charity Isn’t Helping: On Mutual Aid and Accompaniment

I was raised in a Christian culture that idealized charity and mission trips. Our church,...

November 16, 2020

Library of Public Advocacy Documents: #1

Gonna start dropping various advocacy letters here as I/we write and use them. Hoping they...

November 09, 2020

Daily Life Is The Christian Life: Vocation In The Time Of Coronavirus

There are no special ways to be Christian. If you woke up today and thought...

November 09, 2020

The Augsburg Confessions in 2020

"As much as Americans may hanker after individualism in Christianity, the facts are that there...

October 2020

October 26, 2020

Where Has Christian (or even American) Commitment To Sacrifice Gone?

During the Second World War, Americans sacrificed in many ways. The United States rationed gasoline,...

October 19, 2020

Constitutional Originalism, Biblical Fundamentalism, and Church Confessionalism: Amy Coney Barrett and Secularized Theological Concepts

Let's start with church confessions. Not all churches look to the same thing for their...