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October 2012

October 06, 2012

THE SHOE FETISH: THE EVIL OF ALTRUISM

there was a woman who had a shoe fetish. no matter what, she had to...

September 2012

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...

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...

August 02, 2012

What Does a Good Leadership Meeting Look Like?

How about this for a monthly leadership meeting? Council Meeting, July 2012 To begin, we...

August 01, 2012

Authentic Jesus Generations: Woodstock to Wild Goose by Randy Woodley

Although there is not much in general these days that one can say about the...

July 2012

July 15, 2012

do christians (h)ate the world? OR (the european civil wars)

Any notion that we do not belong to this earth, that Earth is...

July 06, 2012

What I Noticed at Wild Goose 2012

1. Being cool is overrated. You already know it was hot. However, having spent a...

July 04, 2012

Wild Goose Festival Moving Beyond Cynicism (linked by) Randy Woodley

I recently returned from 28 days on the road with my 13 year old son...

June 2012

June 18, 2012

Getting the Courage We Long For

"Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can't practice...

June 12, 2012

An Economic Pitfall

Erich Fromm's "Marketing Character" pinpoints a major frustration I've had with Christendom for the past...

June 06, 2012

Book: Shalom and the Community of Creation: An Indigenous Vision by Randy Woodley

From the Publisher, William B Eerdman's Publishing: In this book, Randy Woodley draws parallels between...

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....

May 2012

May 23, 2012

Is Violent Racism Making a Comeback or Has it Ever Gone Away? by Randy Woodley

Many White people thought we had racism almost licked in America. We would all at...

May 09, 2012

Faith and Politics: ‘What’s Fair is Fair’ is not Fair Anymore by Randy S. Woodley

Ok, I have to admit I'm a history nerd. I read it, I watch it...

April 2012

April 11, 2012

Strange Christianity Made in America: Part III by Randy Woodley

I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. They are so unlike your...

March 2012

March 22, 2012

Outside the Walls, But Not the Tradition

Several years ago I had the opportunity to attend a meeting of the American Society...

March 08, 2012

My Response to Kony 2012 aka #StopKony

I try not to simply re-post thoughts from my blog here, but I wanted to share...

February 2012

February 27, 2012

Wisdom From Kierkegaard

This Quote by Kierkegaard is rocking my world the last few weeks. The matter is...

January 2012

January 31, 2012

An Evangelical Pentecostal Naturalist?

I'm often described in the mainstream media as an 'Evangelical minister' or ‘Pentecostal preacher', even...

January 25, 2012

I Like the Bible but I’m Not Sure I Know All the Words by Randy Woodley

I had been learning to play bass guitar for two years when I was finally...

January 19, 2012

Loving Jesus, Hating Religion: A Well-Meaning False Dichotomy

The last two weeks has seen a new viral sensation take over our computer screens....

January 17, 2012

The Church Doesn’t Know How To Have Sex

Sex has become something bourgeois. Not that the proletariat ever experience sex mind you, but...

January 11, 2012

Quoting God by Randy Woodley

Ok, I first need to admit to you, this is not my first time at...

January 02, 2012

New Years Resolutions

With the New Year upon us, it is the time for New Years resolutions. These...

December 2011

December 21, 2011

World Religions and Ecumenicism

For the past year, I've been teaching courses in Humanities at a local community college....

December 15, 2011

Churches, Take Up Your Mats and Walk

There’s an old joke that speaks directly to one of the biggest issues holding back...