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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...

July 2016

July 14, 2016

At a Loss for Words

This will sound so cliche. But, I'm just at a loss for words. +France and...

September 2015

September 16, 2015

The Cost of Changing Faith

An ongoing discussion I keep stumbling into is how people are dealing with changes in...

July 2015

July 30, 2015

Buddha Inside/Jesus Outside

Tonight Great Spirit said,' your story is ready to be birthed. Your peace has been...

June 2015

June 14, 2015

We Go Up to the Mountains

I am blessed to live in a place where we can easily go up to...

February 2015

February 14, 2015

All About That Faith

Since the day we first enter the world, we face the realities of imperfection. We...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Once You are Real, You can’t be UGLY

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we...

November 2014

November 16, 2014

An Emergent Episcopalian Shares Some Thoughts about the Church

Many of us in the emergent conversation have left institutional Christianity. We do not trust...

November 08, 2014

Walk Towards the Light

A week ago Sunday I led an Adult Christian forum between services at a Denver...

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...

September 2014

September 14, 2014

Authenticity and Community

I love being part of the emergent movement. I love the space to think, learn,...

September 10, 2014

Let the full moon guide me.

Let the full moon guide me. Not many of my christian friends feel comfortable with...

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....

February 08, 2013

#SKEPTIMERGENT: the atheist’s dilemma

I would guess that most people who have grown up and stayed in churches do...

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...

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...

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 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 06, 2012

What I Noticed at Wild Goose 2012

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

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 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...

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...