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October 2012

October 13, 2012

Why soccer makes yuppies neurotic

First of all, I'm a yuppie. I drive a Prius and my wife drives a...

October 12, 2012

An Email Exchange with Wayne Grudem Over Election Day Communion

I sent the famous reformed systematic theologian Wayne Grudem an email in response to his...

October 12, 2012

Peace and hunger (Micah 3:5-6)

"Thus says the Lord concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who cry 'Peace'...

October 11, 2012

Sister Simone: the pro-life movement’s best witness

The abortion debate has become a quagmire in which both political parties have latched onto...

October 10, 2012

Red Letter Christianity: unpaving the Romans Road

I figured it might be good for my hits to push back against an exegetically...

October 09, 2012

How can Jerry Sandusky get into heaven?

Jerry Sandusky was on the TV at the gym this morning, since his sentencing is...

October 09, 2012

Election Day Communion vs. Pulpit Freedom Sunday

A few weeks ago, I started getting spam from Jim Garlow, the pastor of the...

October 08, 2012

Unity in the body of Christ (Ephesians 4:1-16)

As part of our celebration of World Communion Sunday this weekend at Burke United Methodist...

October 08, 2012

Theology of capitalism: entrepreneurs vs. money-changers

There are two different stories people tell about capitalism. Those who describe capitalism favorably say...

October 05, 2012

Pulpit Freedom vs. World Communion: A Solomonic Choice

Two women appeared before the king. Both were wailing; one was holding a baby. The...

October 05, 2012

“Are you not going to answer?”

I don't plan on watching any of the presidential debates because honestly the whole concept...

October 05, 2012

"Are you not going to answer?"

I don't plan on watching any of the presidential debates because honestly the whole concept...

October 04, 2012

What it all boils down to for me

I didn't watch the presidential debate even though I tweeted #JesusIsMyCandidate until twitter kicked me...

October 03, 2012

60 Jesus tweets for the presidential debate

Tonight from 9-10:30 pm EST, two men neither of whom are the anti-Christ and both...

October 02, 2012

Ministry with the poor and middle-class self-hate

My name is Morgan Guyton and I'm a recovering middle-class self-hater. I also love hanging...

October 01, 2012

Sight as a Metaphor for Salvation (Mark 8:22-26)

The last sermon in our Jesus Is My Candidate series had the theme "He gives...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

The conflation of two fears

Several Mondays ago, when I went to the basilica in Washington, DC, and sat in...

September 28, 2012

Ray Foss is my hero!

I just wanted to take a moment to give a shout out to a guy...

September 28, 2012

Jesus wasn’t stingy with His platform

I'm going to be a little raw. I've been wrestling with God about this whole...

September 27, 2012

Jesus Is My Candidate & Election Day Communion

A beautiful wind is blowing through the body of Christ in our country right now...

September 27, 2012

Words of wisdom from Henri de Lubac

If I keep on reading theologians like Henri de Lubac, I might not be able...

September 26, 2012

A Yom Kippur dream for Israel/Palestine

It's quite presumptuous for a Christian to write about an Israeli political issue in the...

September 25, 2012

Prophecy and pastoral application

Last week, I had some very strange encounters with God that I interpreted with too...

September 24, 2012

My first Pentecostal sermon: truth, wisdom, & knowledge in Samaria

Earlier this year, during Lent, I preached without a manuscript for the first time. My...

September 23, 2012

How I became a Pentecostal preacher

Okay so I'm still officially a United Methodist, but I became a Pentecostal preacher this...

September 22, 2012

Living in two worlds

When strange things happen, it's best to face them plainly. I took down the last...

September 20, 2012

#JesusIsMyCandidate: the rap

I made this piece while we were making Jesus trend around the world last night....

September 19, 2012

Pigs to the water: the American exorcism

One of the most dramatic exorcisms of Jesus' ministry takes place in Mark 5 when...

September 18, 2012

Is America 53% Pelagian?

As the pastor of a politically "purple" congregation, I need to tread lightly on the...

September 17, 2012

Why we need to build this meme: #JesusIsMyCandidate

It was only supposed to be a catchy sermon series to attract attention for our...

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