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November 2014

November 20, 2014

Talking to Strangers

It was Sunday morning. I stopped at my favorite, may or may not have chosen...

November 17, 2014

Not Their Monster

Guest Post: Rev. Erika Marksbury is the Associate Pastor on staff with me at Saint...

November 12, 2014

Bad News, Good News

Over the weekend, two young people in our community committed suicide. These young women went the same...

October 2014

October 31, 2014

Your Faith-Based Voter Guide

Editors’ Note: This article is part of the Patheos Public Square on Politics in the Pulpit. Read other perspectives here....

October 16, 2014

Dear Millennials: Sorry We’re So Obsessed With You

Dear Millennials, I know it’s kind of creepy. We want to know where you live,...

October 08, 2014

Talking About Real Life and Faith: A Review of the Animate DVD Series for Small Groups

Leaders in the progressive church-y world are always looking for ‘The Thing.’ You know, the...

September 2014

September 17, 2014

How to Do It All

Sometimes other clergy ask for advice on how to balance being a pastor and a...

September 04, 2014

Sex, Death, and the Same Old Tree

I just keep thinking about that tree. You know the one. It stood in the...

August 2014

August 20, 2014

Mapping the Message: A Choose Your Own Adventure Tale for Preachers

When I write about pastoral life, I try to make it interesting and/or useful to...

August 14, 2014

Love Anyway: An Ode to First Days

I was not the mom sobbing into my latte. Nor was I the mom skipping...

August 12, 2014

Good Morning: Thoughts on Robin Williams, and Hearing Whole Stories

When I was little, my dad bought the soundtrack (cassette tape, of course) to Good...

August 05, 2014

Peach and Potato: A Parable

Listen: Yesterday I went to rural Missouri with some youth and other church folks. We...

July 2014

July 23, 2014

#BecauseJesus

While flipping through radio stations, I came upon a show where the morning hosts asked...

June 2014

June 11, 2014

View from the Fountain: A Pentecost Sermon

[click here, if you'd rather listen than read] 1 Corinthians 13:3-13 3Therefore I want you...

May 2014

May 27, 2014

Dig In: 10 Ways to Find Your Feet in a New Place

Hey. I haven’t had much to say lately. I’m not sure why that is, other...

May 05, 2014

Life Out There: Celebrating 5 Years of Patheos

As a writer, I live 'in here,' in my head much of the time. As...

April 2014

April 29, 2014

Red Tape at the Table

Picture this: a devout woman, active in her local parish, has been denied communion for...

April 14, 2014

Changing the Conversation: 7 Ways to End Violence While Keeping Your Guns

I’m tired of hearing “Guns don’t kill people, people kill people!” I’m tired of conversations...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

Singing in Dimly Lit Places: Is Religious Freedom Under Threat?

Here is the question that will be on Patheos Public Square next week: While the...

March 17, 2014

Green With Cultural Envy: Why We’re Over the Top for Every Possible Holiday

The Sunday before Valentine's day, I was doing my usual Sunday afternoon thing--staring at the...

February 2014

February 11, 2014

Singing for Our Lives

I’m not sure how it started, or when. But at least since I was a...

January 2014

January 22, 2014

Showing Up

I never know what to say when someone thanks me for making a hospital or...

January 16, 2014

Jesus, Tebow, and Grandma God: The New Trinity

Some days, I come across an article that restores my faith in humanity, and gives me hope...

January 15, 2014

Mailing, Failing, and Yard Sign Nailing

DEAR CHURCH DOWN THE ROAD*: I wanted to thank you for your excellent marketing approach...

January 07, 2014

Extreme God

Four months ago, I was preparing to leave Phoenix. In early September, it was still...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

The One Year Bible…One Year Later

Ever thought about trying to read through the Bible in a year? Saint Andrew's Pat...

December 18, 2013

Transcendent Hope: A Review of “Preaching at the Crossroads”

I rarely finish a non-fiction book, except under duress of the grading system (and in...

November 2013

November 28, 2013

Guest Post: Corn Mush and Depression Gravy

Thanks to Rev. Rachel Frey for this special Thanksgiving guest post. She is a minister...

November 19, 2013

Til Everyone’s Doing It

I received a pretty unpleasant email this morning; and I’m sure a few hundred of...

November 14, 2013

Guarding the Feast

As I settle into a new ministry in the Kansas City area, I’m getting to...