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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...

October 2016

October 10, 2016

A Little Bapticostal Misfit Bible Study

I absolutely adored Bible studies as a young evangelical. Finding my way into the progressive...

August 2016

August 16, 2016

Texting vs. Flirting with a Monk

It's late and I would enjoy drifting off into dreamland but something in me feels...

June 2016

June 11, 2016

3 reasons why I am going to the Wildgoose Festival- AGAIN!

Three Reasons Why I am going to the Wildgoose Festival this Summer In 2005, my...

March 2016

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...

February 2016

February 11, 2016

3 Things Folks Experiencing Homelessness Need from You

Three Things Our Friends Experiencing Homelessness Need from You I spend my days working at...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

Holy Collisions

Are you aware of the peaceful revolution underway-- a new Pentecost is taking place in...

November 2015

November 21, 2015

I walk the line

Verbally abused in an unwarranted and shocking attack in my home this week by someone...

October 2015

October 06, 2015

Slave to Love

When did this happen? She felt like an overcooked porkchop... Where was her essence, flavor...

August 2015

August 10, 2015

How we failed to plant a successful church

How We failed at Successful Church Planting I sat with middle aged white...

June 2015

June 05, 2015

She was a friend of God

She was a friend of GOD I’m just getting in from my friend of 33...

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 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...

November 2014

November 05, 2014

What do Pee Wee Herman and Non-Attachment have in common?

Two days ago I purchased my monthly copy of Mantra Yoga+Health magazine. I was anticipating...

November 04, 2014

Election Day: Recuperation, Trasformismo, and a Spectacularized & Commodified Jesus

Cricket: Jesus is never mad at us — if we live with him in our...

October 2014

October 24, 2014

Why Religion Needs “Nones”

In 2012, a Pew Foundation Survey on religion revealed the rising number of religiously unaffiliated...

October 05, 2014

Making Me a Channel of His Peace

Two and a half years ago I attended my first Centering Prayer retreat at the...

September 2014

September 11, 2014

Perfect Love casts out all Fear. Even Media induced Fear.

Growing up in the Epicenter of all known culture in Georgia, West Georgia, Douglasville to...

September 05, 2014

In Full Disclosure

I am not a writer. There, I've said it and it feels good to get...

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...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

The busy, dizzy bustle in this lonely, lonely world. Traffic moving forward. People moving back....

February 20, 2013

Poetry: American Sons by Randy Woodley

Today, I'm posting about the American enterprise of war but really more about how precious...

February 12, 2013

Poetry : Randy Woodley, The Haunting (A Tribute to Richard Twiss)

Over the next several months I will be posting some of my poetry every Wednesday....

January 2013

January 23, 2013

Return to a Theology of Normalcy or the Same Old Homogenous Imperialism? By Randy S. Woodley

It is coming….the signs of restored racism in our society are beginning to show… Increased...

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...

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 12, 2012

Can You Feel Me? Yes, Somebody Did? by Randy Woodley

I actually began the series See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Heal Me as a...

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...