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November 2017

November 13, 2017

My Body and My Faith

Maybe don’t read this if you are sensitive to discussions of abuse, sexual assault, or...

May 2016

May 13, 2016

Closed Hearts, Closed Minds, Closed Doors: A Letter to all LGBTQIA and Allied United Methodists

You are loved. You were made in the image of God. You are part of...

January 2016

January 11, 2016

Revisiting Christ in missions and service in the age of selfies

Revisiting Christ in missions and service in the age of selfies Bec Cranford serves as...

October 2015

October 19, 2015

All Lives Matter vs Black Lives Matter: The Already and the Not Yet

There has been a lot of debate over the phrases “Black Lives Matter,” and “All...

July 2015

July 17, 2015

Five Elements of Church Error – The Unexpected Jesus (Part 1of 4)

Part 1: Were We Wrong About Jesus Being Wrong About Eschatology? Early in my journey...

April 2015

April 17, 2015

What is a “Coming of God?” Part 1

There is much confusion in Christianity today surrounding the milieu of biblical eschatology. Specifically, there is...

April 08, 2015

Accompaniment as Emergence

I’ve been called to a ministry of accompaniment that means I have chosen to walk...

January 2015

January 17, 2015

Let’s Talk About Race

This week at my church, Solomon's Porch, while our usual master of ceremonies, Doug Pagitt,...

December 2014

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...

November 2014

November 15, 2014

Flap Your Wings

Sometimes the conversation for disability justice within spiritual community feels like a monumental task. It...

October 2014

October 08, 2014

The River of Years

I’m at an age when thinking about age is something I do often. I reached...

December 2013

December 13, 2013

Gungor: The Postmodern Anthem Band

It took me a long time to write this. I thought I should try to...

July 2013

July 06, 2013

Give Me a Racist Over A Racist System Anyday by Randy Woodley

"Now brother Woodley, Rev. _______ will share his apology with you and then you can...

April 2013

April 01, 2013

Toward Collective Liberation: Building Successful Social Movements

It wasn't until recently I realized that I had somehow lost a bunch of digital...

February 2013

February 15, 2013

Toothpick Kingdom

I posted a new blog entry on the Doug Pagitt Radio Web site today about...

January 2013

January 30, 2013

I AM A TAKER

In AA’s big book on page 61, a question is asked, “What is his basic...

January 06, 2013

Rape In India OR Romance Doesnt Exist

An Endorsement of the Video: "almost finished it, really good video man, loving the down-to-earth...

December 2012

December 28, 2012

Grab some popcorn,the crucifixion was for entertainment

It is in the crucifixion of the desert rabbi, Jesus of Nazareth that we come...

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...

December 22, 2012

Tragic loss of children, birth of a child…redemptive hope-filled imagination.

No matter where I seem to go this Christmas I can't seem to get out...

December 05, 2012

Finding Current Meaning In Jesus’ Birth (Part 1) By Randy Woodley

It Was A Night Around Christmas The meaning of this poem will be reflected in...

October 2012

October 10, 2012

Heal Me: Why Tommy and the White Western Colonial Church? By Randy Woodley

I began this conversation I called, See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me as...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

Touch Me: it takes a lifetime by Randy Woodley

(I began this series See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me as a challenge...

September 06, 2012

CARTS …practicing resurrection

"We have longed to taste the resurrection... the insurrection of life... We have longed to...

September 04, 2012

Life beyond the belief meter…

One wonders if there isn't one of these parked at the entrance of "...

September 03, 2012

The slippery slope from believing into…living

I am told, that Jesus only directly answers 3 of the 183 questions that he himself...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

See Me: A Call to Christians in the West to Invite Those Different Than Them to the Table by Randy Woodley

(Read the Introduction to this series) So, what is the cost to the whole community...

August 14, 2012

Redemptive imagination: the intersection of humanity and God…future faith

This is one of my favorite stories is the gospels ( John 6:1-15 ), every...

August 10, 2012

(G)od With(Out) Religion OR The God Who BeCame an Atheist

There is this moment of intrinsic subversion to exclusivity in the Jesus Narrative. But...