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June 2016

June 24, 2016

Learning To Live A Better Story

In 1949, American scholar, Joseph Campbell, published a book called The Hero With a Thousand Faces,...

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...

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...

May 2015

May 17, 2015

Coming of God – part 2

Last month, we looked at what Jesus had to say about the timing of his...

April 2015

April 17, 2015

What is a “Coming of God?” Part 1

There is much confusion in Christianity today surrounding the milieu of biblical eschatology. Specifically, there is...

December 2014

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...

October 2014

October 09, 2014

A Theology of Sin is a Distraction. It Doesn’t Exist. And Other Cultural Myths…

The world is not an evil place to be. It's beautiful. Sure, what is...

September 2014

September 19, 2014

Learning Action and Contemplation at Richard Rohr’s Living School

Richard Rohr’s new Living School for Action and Contemplation has launched a new synthesis of...

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...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

What is Healing? Really?! – An alternative view.

May 01, 2013

A Contradiction of Truths

I am learning in my life to let go of the apparent contradictions; this I...

February 2013

February 27, 2013

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

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 28, 2012

Grab some popcorn,the crucifixion was for entertainment

It is in the crucifixion of the desert rabbi, Jesus of Nazareth that we come...

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...

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...

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...

July 2012

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 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....

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 23, 2012

Was the Gospel Preached in “All the World”?

Was the Gospel been preached to all the world? A Fulfilled Perspective When you’re speaking...

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 16, 2012

Remembering Dr. King

Today we remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. I consider him one of my heroes....