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March 2014

March 06, 2014

The Adventurous Lectionary: The First Sunday in Lent – March 9, 2014

Lectionary Reflections for the First Sunday in Lent March 9, 2014 Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7 (preferred...

March 04, 2014

Ash Wednesday: Beauty and Mortality

Baby boomers are discovering their mortality. Over the past year, several of my friends have...

February 2014

February 25, 2014

The Adventurous Lectionary: Transfiguration Sunday – March 2, 2014

Lectionary Reflections on Transfiguration Sunday Sunday, March 2, 2014 Exodus 24:12-18 Psalm 99 or Psalm...

February 20, 2014

The Adventurous Lectionary for February 23, 2014

Lectionary Reflections Seventh Sunday after Epiphany February 23, 2014 Leviticus 19:1-2, 9-18 Psalm 119:33-40 I...

February 13, 2014

The Adventurous Lectionary for February 16, 2014

Lectionary Reflections for the Sixty Sunday after the Epiphany – February 16, 2014 Deuteronomy 30:15-20...

February 03, 2014

Knowing Too Much and Sharing Too Little: A Response to Death at the Movies: Hollywood’s Guide to the Hereafter

A Response to Death at the Movies: Hollywood's Guide to the Hereafter, by Lyn and Tom...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

If the Reformation is Always Reforming, Should the Revolution be Always Revolving?

A Conversation with Edward Gilbreath’s Birmingham Revolution: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Epic Challenge to the...

January 23, 2014

The Adventurous Lectionary for January 26, 2014

Lectionary Reflections for Sunday, January 26, 2014 Isaiah 9:1-4 ; Psalm 27:1, 4-9; I Corinthians...

January 17, 2014

The Elvis in All of Us: Responding to “The Seeker King: The Spirituality Biography of Elvis Presley”

There is a saying, “God is like Elvis, you see God everywhere.” In light of...

January 07, 2014

The Adventurous Lectionary: The Baptism of Jesus – January 12, 2014

Lectionary Reflections on The Baptism of Jesus for January 12, 2014 Isaiah 42:1-9 Psalm 29...

January 02, 2014

The Adventurous Lectionary: Epiphany Sunday, January 5, 2014

Lectionary Reflections on Epiphany Sunday – January 5, 2014 Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14 Ephesians...

December 2013

December 17, 2013

The Wisdom of the Hazelnut: A Conversation with Mirabai Starr

It is a great joy to read the words of another mystical author, Julian of...

December 10, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary for December 15, 2013 (Advent 3)

Lectionary Reflections for the Third Sunday in Advent December 15, 2013 Isaiah 35:1-10 Luke 1:46b-55a James...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Aging and Full Humanity: A Conversation with Johann Christoph Arnold’s “Rich in Years”

I have just passed my sixty-first birthday. It seems like almost yesterday I was going...

November 19, 2013

Pondering Providence: Responding to Robert Tracy Knight’s “The First Thanksgiving”

Robert Tracy McKenzie does a masterful job of liberating the pilgrims from the cultural and...

November 18, 2013

Bonhoeffer’s Vision and Process Theology

A Response to The Bonhoeffer Reader, edited by Clifford J. Green and Michael P. DeJonge...

November 12, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary: Divine Creativity and Human Agency – November 17, 2013

Lectionary Reflections for November 17, 2013 Divine Creativity and Human Agency Taken together today’s lectionary...

November 01, 2013

Signs of the New Creation: Responding to N. T. Wright’s Paul and the Faithfulness of God

N. T. Wright’s magisterial text Paul and the Faithfulness of God is destined to become...

November 01, 2013

Grace Even for Those Who Can’t Believe: A Conversation with Tullian Tchividjian

Tullian Tchividjian’s One Way Love: Inexhaustible Grace for an Exhausted World speaks a word of...

October 2013

October 21, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary for October 27, 2013

Lectionary Reflections for October 27, 2013 Joel 2:23-32; Psalm 65; 2 Timothy 4:6-8, 14-16; Luke 18:9-14 Anne Lamott...

September 2013

September 17, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary – September 22, 2013

Lectionary Reflections for September 22, 2013 Jeremiah 8:18-9:1 Psalm 79:1-9 1Timothy 2:1-7 Luke 16:1-13...

September 16, 2013

Suffering, Divinity, and Power: A Response to Jeanne Murray Walker’s “The Geography of Memory”

The specific questions raised here are: “Does the omnipresent God continue to act in the...

September 15, 2013

A Monastery in the Heart – A Response to Judith Valente’s “Atchison Blue”

The healing and guidance we need, Valente aptly notes, may come from “simply listening to...

September 06, 2013

Celebrating Grandparent’s Day

To me, being a grandparent is a spiritual and ethical vocation that begins with my...

September 06, 2013

Some Footnotes on Hell: Responding to Jack Graham’s Angels, Satan, Heaven, Hell, and Winning the War for Eternity

Jack Graham’s Unseen: Angels, Satan, Heaven, Hell, and Winning the War for Eternity is a...

September 03, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary for Sept 8: Sacrifice and Artistry, Human and Divine

The Adventurous Lectionary for September 8, 2013 Sacrifice and Artistry: Human and Divine Today’s...

August 2013

August 26, 2013

The Adventurous Lectionary for Sept 1: Creative Interdependence

Lectionary Relections for September 1, 2013 Jeremiah 2:4-13 Psalm 81:1, 10-16 Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16 Luke...

August 23, 2013

God and the Global Public Square: A Response to Os Guinness’ The Global Public Square

Although I come from the progressive theological and political wing of the Christian family, I...

July 2013

July 23, 2013

Adventurous Lectionary: Divine Parenting and Human Well-Being – July 28, 2013

Lectionary Reflections for Pentecost 10 -- July 28, 2013 Texts: Hosea 1:2-10; Psalm 85; Colossians 2:6-15; Luke 11:1-13 Today’s...

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...

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