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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 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...

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...

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...

June 2012

June 01, 2012

Embracing Life and Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris

Midnight in Paris has been called Woody Allen's best film in a long time, and I agree....

February 2012

February 22, 2012

I am topsoil + to topsoil I shall return*

There is something comforting to me in the idea that I am part of the...