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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...

September 2016

September 10, 2016

Progressive Evangelical Female’s story of pornography and sexual addiction

I am a progressive evangelical. I like to think of myself as a baptiscostal floating...

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...

December 2015

December 05, 2015

The Lie of Separation

Back in May 2015 I was signed up for a weekend training in NYC with...

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...

March 2015

March 07, 2015

No Guru, No Method, No Teacher

Returning to the place where my very first poem formed in my Spirit. I gaze...

January 2015

January 10, 2015

Selma

50 years ago is a very short time. Fifty years ago there loomed a war...

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 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...

October 2014

October 11, 2014

Grandpas, Bapticostals, and the need to evangelize every damn body

I was worried about Nanny and Paw because they didn’t attend church. As a 7...

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...

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 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 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...

September 06, 2012

CARTS …practicing resurrection

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

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 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 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 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 25, 2012

Dehumanizing the Other: Afghan Body Parts, Soldier Suicides, the Poor and the Evil Conservative Strategy By Randy Woodley

The first casualty of war is the truth. Tell a lie often enough and it...

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 28, 2012

Strange Christianity Made in America: Part II by Randy Woodley

The customs of the Nacirema, a still very poorly understood tribal group, came to the...

January 2012

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...