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Listen: The Last Words of a Dying Man to the Church

Since Love is an Orientation started to get some notoriety I have been asked quite...

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Hear No Evil by Matthew Paul Turner

I don’t know Matthew Paul Turner. I’ve never talked to him nor have I ever...

March 29, 2010

What does ‘Living in Sin’ Actually Mean?

I've been thinking about this question a lot lately. I often hear straight Christians talk...

March 06, 2010

Single People in Church = Gay People in Church

This article was recently published from one of my very favorite publications, RELEVANT Magazine. The...

February 2010

February 23, 2010

My Sermon from Feb 14th

Here is the audio from my sermon on February 14th at the historic LaSalle St...

January 2010

January 09, 2010

Part 5: United Kingdom

What differences do you see between the UK and the US regarding the topic of...

January 08, 2010

Part 4: United Kingdom

Over the next couple of days I will be posting a Q & A I...

January 08, 2010

Random Thoughts

I've been thinking about a few things recently. I'd love it if you weighed in...

January 07, 2010

Part 3: United Kingdom

One of the days I was in London I had the privilege of speaking at...

January 06, 2010

Part 2: United Kingdom

The very first thing out of their mouths: "The world would be a better place...

November 2009

November 30, 2009

Faithfulness: The New Evangelism

I just started reading the book of Ezekiel (as you can tell by My One...

November 16, 2009

Finally! A Model of Unity

Last week I spent 2 days in Cedar Rapids, Iowa speaking to the Linn County...

October 2009

October 28, 2009

Pastor, Stop Using Your Family

Pastors need to stop using sermon illustrations solely focused on their family. This is not...

October 10, 2009

Part 2: I’m Straight, My Parents are Gay

Here is Part 1 of Mike's story. Part 2 continues here: "I didn’t know it...

October 09, 2009

Part 1: I’m Straight, My Parents are Gay

The posts throughout the weekend are the life story of Mike Filicicchia. I first met...

October 06, 2009

God is Tearing Away Church Influence

Yes, you read that right. I believe that God is tearing away church influence. Let...

August 2009

August 21, 2009

Another Denomination and Gay Ordination

In the wake of renown evangelical theologian John Piper's haughty rant about a tornado being...

August 17, 2009

Video of my Sermon from Newsong Church in Irvine, CA

Joose - August 16, 2009 from Newsong Church on Vimeo. Here is my sermon (called:...

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April 15, 2009

Follow-Up to Scot McKnight’s Post—Part 2

Here is my quick summary to understand what I was talking about in the last...

April 14, 2009

Follow-Up to Scot McKnight’s Post—Part 1

Last week I alerted everyone to two posts Scot McKnight did about a letter he...

April 02, 2009

Andrew Marin on Jesus Creed

Today Scot McKnight, a good friend, well known theologian and the creater of the #1...

April 01, 2009

Guest Post: Divorce of the Church—Part 2

Here is Part 2 to DJ's personal experience to how homosexuality in the church affects...

March 2009

March 31, 2009

Guest Post: The Divorce of a Church—Part 1

In a previous post DJ, a reader of my blog, made some very poignant comments...

October 2008

October 17, 2008

The Coalition – Southern California Event #2

The second event that The Coalition held was an inclusive pastor’s roundtable that took place...

October 16, 2008

The Coalition – Southern California Event #2

The second event that The Coalition held was an inclusive pastor’s roundtable that took place...

September 2008

September 23, 2008

The Coalition – Southern California Event #1

Yes, after my traumatic last post I wrote this one on Word, saved it a...

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