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September 2010

September 28, 2010

Love God with Your Mind

A classic Dilbert comic strip features Dogbert performing an exorcism. In the famous panel, he...

September 28, 2010

Am I A Bad Presbyterian?

“My theology has changed a lot over the years. Here is a list of things...

September 26, 2010

A Glass of Cold Water in Your Face: The Parable of the Unfaithful Servant; Reflections on Luke 17:1-10

This weird little parable places us in the role of the servants. What motives are...

September 25, 2010

What Post-Structural Christianity Has To Say About The Death of Missions & Church-Planting

{This is a continuation on from something I started talking about here: Post-Structural Christianity} Certain...

September 24, 2010

All Scientists Need is Love

Despite his professed atheism, Sam Harris might be surprised to learn that a theist agrees...

September 24, 2010

Night Prayers

It’s the middle of the night and I am not sleeping. This doesn’t happen often,...

September 23, 2010

Parenting: A Gift and A Calling

"Yesterday I had one of the those "bad daddy" moments..." Presbyterian Pastor Bruce Reyes-Chow on...

September 22, 2010

Why Don’t We Sing in Church (ECUSA version)?

I love to sing in church. Which usually leads to the folks sitting near me...

September 21, 2010

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is Unjust

Much like when we were children and were told about the monsters in our closet,...

September 19, 2010

“To See or Not to See”: Stepping Over Lazarus? Reflections on Luke 16:19-26

Some people never change. The rich man still thinks he’s the boss in the life...

September 19, 2010

Church and The Lonely Soul

If you pushed me I would begrudgingly admit to my Christian faith. In recent months...

September 17, 2010

NOMA No More? The Possibility of Scientific Morality

Stephen Jay Gould said science deals with facts, religion with morals and values, and the...

September 16, 2010

Practicing Sabbath: Easier Said Than Done

My wife and I have been experimenting with hiking as part of our Sabbath practice:...

September 15, 2010

The Death of Theology After The Death of God

I don't believe in God. I believe in the persistence of God. Let me explain....

September 15, 2010

Changing the Script: A Progressive Alternative to Big Tent Christianity

Daniel Schultz, a United Church of Christ pastor and co-founder of the blog Street Prophets,...

September 13, 2010

Spiritual Renewal in Times of Crisis

With the recent release of the movie Eat, Pray, Love, we've been thinking about the...

September 12, 2010

Watermelon Rugby with the Shrewd Manager: Lectionary Reflection on Luke 16:1-13

When I was a youth pastor we used to play a game called “Watermelon Rugby.”...

September 11, 2010

The Misplaced Value on A Church in Gainesville

"When the dust clears on the Qur’an burning controversy, neither the threat, nor the response,...

September 10, 2010

Deconstituting Jesus, Christianity, & Burning the Koran

I think where we are now in terms of asking very hard questions and participating...

September 10, 2010

On Burning Another Faith’s Holy Book

"Theologically speaking, Pastor Terry Jones’ threat to burn copies of the Qur'an goes against the...

September 09, 2010

A Nonviolent Protest: Read from the Qur’an this Sunday

My commitment to religious freedom means that I support the right of a pastor in...

September 09, 2010

Nine Years After 9/11 – A Choice Between Hate and Love

"The anniversary of 9/11 would be sufficient reason for reflection; in my faith tradition we...

September 07, 2010

Sharing Favorite Scriptures, Interfaith-Style

One of our group bloggers, Jason Derr, recently emailed me a news release about the...

September 07, 2010

Tony, Tony, Turn Around: Reflections on Luke 5:1-10

Chapter fifteen is the heart of Luke’s Gospel. With its three parables of Lost and...

September 05, 2010

When Rockstars Deny the Foundation of Religion

To David, there is power in the uknowning. In the unraveling. In the dismantling journey...

September 04, 2010

CS Lewis and Big Tent Christianity: Church and Faith Formation as Intentional Community

Modern Christianity was a faith marked as much by conflict and issues of control/dominance as...

September 01, 2010

Inner Monks Unite: A Monk Manifesto

All of you "inner monks" dressed in Protestant clothing, here's an invitation for you. One...

August 2010

August 31, 2010

Why Big Tent Christianity?

"Brian McLaren and I are organizing a major public conference on September 8-9 in Raleigh,...

August 31, 2010

Pakistan, Denying Them Answers, Job & God Overwhelmed

Pakistan is still reeling from the destruction of the floods. I have personal friends who...

August 30, 2010

Backward or Forward with God: A Response to Glenn Beck’s “Recovering Honor”

"Faithfulness to God today involves world loyalty and the willingness to sacrifice for the well-being...