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July 2013
July 03, 2013
Can the Fourth of July be a Spiritual Holiday, Too?
Here are some spiritual practices for experiencing the holy amidst the nation's fireworks.
July 01, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary for July 7: Transformation is Right in Front of You
The central question for pastor, congregants, and the congregation as a whole is: Are our...
June 2013
June 24, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary for June 30: Bold Requests and Challenges
Today’s scriptures assert that God’s realm promises great things, and asks us to be persistent...
June 18, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary for June 23: Questions That Change the World
Lectionary Reflections for the Fifth Sunday in Pentecost – June 23, 2013 I Kings 19:1-4,...
June 05, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary: Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – June 16, 2013 I Kings 21:1-10, 15-21a; Psalm 5:1-8; Galatians 2:15-21; Luke...
June 03, 2013
Seeing the World with the Eyes of the Heart
Walking in beauty is the gift of sight and insight. It is grounded in taking...
May 2013
May 28, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary: Pentecost 3
Today’s lectionary passages assert that faith opens us to new dimensions of reality and within...
May 27, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary for June 2, 2013: Truth, Exclusion and Violence
Today’s lectionary readings are challenging for progressive, postmodern, and pluralistic Christians. They also give pause...
May 20, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary – Trinity Sunday
Lectionary Reflections on Trinity Sunday – May 26, 2013 Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15...
May 16, 2013
A Vision but Not an Agenda: Responding to Elizabeth Scalia’s “Strange Gods”
I have recently accepted the call to be Pastor of South Congregational United Church of...
May 15, 2013
Christian Formation as an Adventure in Provocative Propositions
Being a Christian means a lot of things, but a key element in the journey...
May 15, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary – Pentecost
On Pentecost, mysticism – and this is a communal as well as individual mysticism –...
May 07, 2013
Pondering Thin Places: Reflections on Frank Viola’s God’s Favorite Place on Earth
Using literary license, author Frank Viola boldly asserts that Bethany, the hometown of Mary, Martha,...
May 06, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday of Easter
Lectionary Reflections for the Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 12 Acts 16:16-34; Psalm 97; Revelation 22:12-14,...
May 01, 2013
Amy Simpson’s "Troubled Minds: Mental Illness and the Church’s Mission" is a wake up call...
May 01, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary – The Sixth Sunday of Easter
The Adventurous Lectionary – Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 5, 2013 Acts 16:9-15; Psalm 67; Revelation...
April 2013
April 25, 2013
Simplicity, Spirituality, and Sacrifice: Some Thoughts on Jeff Shinabarger’s “More or Less”
In Jeff Shinabarger's new book "More or Less," he challenges us to be persons of...
April 24, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary: The Fifth Sunday of Easter
As Genesis creation accounts narrate, as the universe emerged bringing forth new species of animals...
April 18, 2013
Mary as Spiritual Companion: Reflections on Pat Gohn’s Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious
Pat Gohn’s Blessed, Beautiful, and Bodacious is a hymn to Mary of Nazareth, the mother...
April 16, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary – The Fourth Sunday of Easter
Lectionary Reflections for the Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 21, 2013 A Love that is...
April 15, 2013
Spiritual and Religious: A Recipe for Joy!
As I read Robin Davis’ new book, "Recipe for Joy," I was reminded of a...
April 08, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary – The Third Sunday of Easter
Revelation opens us to prepare for April 21’s Earth Day celebrations. The whole Earth is...
April 03, 2013
To be a follower of Jesus opens me to truth, wisdom, and healing everywhere, and...
April 01, 2013
The Adventurous Lectionary: Second Sunday of Easter
Low Sunday – the Sunday following Easter – can be a spiritual high. We can...
March 2013
March 29, 2013
Holy Saturday: Living in the Liminal
Holy Saturday is a day in which nothing happens, nothing is guaranteed, and nothing hoped...
March 26, 2013
God Loves Somebody Like Me: A Reflection on the Dynamics of Holy Week
Before there was a cross, there was the love that brought forth the universe, evolved...
March 25, 2013
Jesus, Mary of Magdala, and the Pluralistic Resurrection
I believe that Jesus’ resurrection revealed a “deeper law of nature,” a greater influx of...
March 22, 2013
What do you do with Good Friday and the Cross when you’ve abandoned the doctrine...
March 20, 2013
The Seven Last Words of Christ: A Progressive Vision
When I recently told a colleague that I was writing a brief piece on the...
March 18, 2013
Palm-Passion Sunday: Celebration, Desolation and Healing
Holy Week encompasses the full spectrum of public and private life – adulation and abandonment,...
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