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November 2017

November 27, 2017

I hope you kneel

I hope you kneel in broad daylight under the noonday sun on the moist Mother...

April 2017

April 13, 2017

A Maundy Thursday Reflection

John 13:33-35 Little children, I am with you only a little longer. You will look...

March 2017

March 14, 2017

Tony Campolo: Returning Agency to the Body of Christ through Spiritual Practice

Saturday afternoon, at a church near our home, beloved pastor Tony Campolo*, shared that his...

March 13, 2017

The Shiny Face of Jesus; A Transfiguration Sunday Sermon

This Sermon, based on Matthew 17:1-9, was preached by the author at American University for...

March 27, 2016

Hey it’s Jesus in an Easter Dress Sitting in the Lotus, but You don’t Recognize Him

I cried on Easter Sunday...actually, Jesus my bridegroom wept because again He went unrecognized. It's...

March 14, 2016

Lent Derailed

In my last post, I shared about some unscheduled Spring cleaning - an oven fire,...

February 2016

February 12, 2016

Fast of Embodied Solidarity

The Lenten season begins by people asking what they need to do or give up...

February 08, 2016

“Doing” Lent

Lent arrives this week with its themes of fasting, reflection, and penance. As I prepare,...

January 2016

January 25, 2016

The Fidelity Of Limits

Below is an interview with Associate Chaplain of the United Methodist Protestant Community at American...

January 17, 2016

Death, Grieving and the Christmas Story

Earlier in December my mother-in-law suddenly passed away. It was totally unexpected. You might say...

December 2015

December 16, 2015

A Little Christmas Hope

The Nativity scene is one of my favorite parts of the Advent/Christmas season. Remembering the...

December 05, 2015

The Lie of Separation

Back in May 2015 I was signed up for a weekend training in NYC with...

May 2015

May 16, 2015

The Hiddenness of God, How Resurrection Can Be Disappointing, and the Future of the Church

Kelley Hudlow is an attorney and Episcopal Deacon who lives in Alabama. She recently invited...

March 2015

March 31, 2015

Palm Passion Sunday – Hosanna

What an awkward day this past Sunday was, Palm Passion Sunday. Or maybe that’s just...

March 17, 2015

Lenten Peace in Israel

Today There are three big things in my cultural-religious mind going on today. Today is...

February 2015

February 27, 2015

A Prayer for Black History Month and the Lenten Season

Loving God, who reigns on Earth as it is in Heaven Father God Whom the...

February 18, 2015

“Flipped” About Lent & Resurrection

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. Lent is a time of lengthening, stretching...

December 2014

December 26, 2014

Killjoy Prophets: Shalom, Palestine and our Uncle CUFI

Merry Christmas from the Killjoy Prophets! We love the holidays as much as anyone. Sure,...

December 21, 2014

God Chooses the unexpected

She turned out not to be one of the bookies favourites, indeed no-one had heard...

December 21, 2014

Advent, Anticipation, Agnostic. Touch me — Let’s Give Birth to Ourselves, conjunto

Knowledge has always fascinated me. How do we know, what do we know, how are...

December 19, 2014

A Highway of Liberation: A #BlackLivesMatter Sermon for Advent

The past month has made it abundantly clear that black people in this country suffer...

December 18, 2014

This Advent, Think Different. What Is GOD Waiting For?

It’s Advent again. This is the time, leading up to Christmas, when we reflect upon...

December 13, 2014

Jesus Did NOT Come To Save Your Sins

I used to know it all. I used to have it all figured out. I...

December 12, 2014

Christmas Eve, Incarnation, and Knowing Mary

The setting was perfection. Large gothic sanctuary, slate floor, wooden pews with iron candle holders,...

December 08, 2014

Sacred, Pregnant Waiting

Advent. This time of year has always been somewhat sacred to me. Despite the fact that...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

Pursuing the Peculiar

There is of course the notion that we all want to find points of connection—we...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

Interview with Mike Stavlund & an Easter Poem

It was another busy week on Doug Pagitt radio. We had a chance to chat...

March 25, 2013

Busy Show – Interviews with Richard Rohr, Fink & Holsclaw, and an Easter Explanation

It's been a busy week on Doug Pagitt radio. We spoke with David Fitch and...

March 07, 2013

Keeping the “Cool” Out of Lent

For those of us coming out of the conservative Evangelical background, the rediscovery of the...

December 2012

December 24, 2012

May Christmas be Filled with Mouse Poop and Camel Spit By Randy S. Woodley

In this cynical and snarky world in which we live, we are getting pretty good...