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July 2010

July 03, 2010

Live from General Assembly: What ARE We Doing?

"Nearly 3,000 Presbyterians have descended upon Minneapolis, with nametags flapping, outfitted in everything from suits...

July 02, 2010

Trouble and Transformation: Reflections on Sunday’s Bible Texts

"Reading the prophet Amos hits too close to home these days. No one wants to...

July 01, 2010

The Preacher as Last Comic Standing?

I am a fan of the show Last Comic Standing. I wouldn’t stand up in...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

Fourth of July Spirituality

"In the dialectical movement of not "too much" and "not too" little, when it comes...

June 29, 2010

A Christian Yogi

Several times a week, I willingly enter a small, 105-degree heated room and engage in...

June 28, 2010

How Not to Be a Disciple: Week Two July 4, 2010

When I’m preparing to preach on a text, after I pray for guidance, I begin...

June 28, 2010

A Gateway and a Path: More on Summer Reading

"I was raised in a conservative Christian home. But, by the time I entered high...

June 25, 2010

Dare We Call Them Christians?

"All are saved eventually, even the Hutarees and Westboro folk, who may surprisingly find themselves...

June 25, 2010

Simplicity & Transformation: Lectionary Reflections for July 4th

"In a world of chaos and complexity, this week’s scriptures invite us to trust God’s...

June 24, 2010

What Book Has Changed Your Life?

If you had to choose one book that has most deeply affected your faith life...

June 23, 2010

A Pastoral Letter to Those Affected by the Gulf Oil Spill

Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (USA) offer this pastoral letter and resources to those affected...

June 23, 2010

What if God was One of Us?

Why do so many Christians understand God in a way similar to other human agents,...

June 22, 2010

A Double Share of the Spirit: Reflections on the Lectionary

"Today's texts invite us to choose to expect great things from God and ourselves. In...

June 21, 2010

How Not to be a Disciple: A Summer Sermon Series

"If I were preaching from the lectionary in June/July and wanted to do a series,...

June 21, 2010

Remembering My Fundamentalist Past

While I'm quite ambivalent about fundamentalism and its dualisms of saved and unsaved, heaven and...

June 20, 2010

Faith-Changing Books

What book has most deeply affected your faith life over the last ten years? That's...

June 18, 2010

Tea Partyers as Advocates for the Poor and Downtrodden?

Over at the Evangelical Portal, Tim Dalrymple has created quite a stir with his piece...

June 17, 2010

If the Church Were Christian

It’s one thing to affirm what the church, or an individual, believes. It’s quite another...

June 17, 2010

Red-headed God

"In all fairness I should say that I have really no problem with using “In...

June 16, 2010

Sara Miles on Summer Reading

Jesus Freak and Take This Bread author Sara Miles joins the conversation about the one...

June 16, 2010

Summer Reading: Jana Riess’ #1 pick

Twible author and acquisitions editor Jana Riess shares the book every Christian should read this...

June 15, 2010

On Being a Father and a Christian

"Parenting is much more than a Hallmark card or movie (as much as I like...

June 15, 2010

Summer Reading: What book has changed your life?

Over the next two weeks, we've invited some of our favorite theobloggers to share the...

June 14, 2010

Transforming This World: Reflections on the Lectionary

"Within this world of limitation, God is still at work, making a way out of...

June 13, 2010

Longing for paradise: another view on heaven.

We long for paradise. It's as if something deep down cries out within us and...

June 13, 2010

A Mass of Grief, After the BP Oil Spill

"My God – I cannot pray today. I have tried to pray but my heart...

June 11, 2010

Alternative Sacraments

At times I find myself at spiritual odds. The poetry of my worship life is...

June 11, 2010

Why Question Religion?

"It seems many religious leaders these days aim to discourage people from questioning their faith....

June 10, 2010

Going Interfaith: Claremont School of Theology’s Radical Move

An exciting week for interreligious dialogue and the future of theological education: Claremont School of...

June 10, 2010

Taking Simon the Pharisee to School: Lectionary Reflections for Sunday

In our lectionary text for June 13 from Luke 7:36-8:3, Simon the Pharisee objects to...