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October 2011

October 10, 2011

"If you're not rich, blame yourself" (Herman Cain vs. John Wesley)

"If you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself." Thus says Herman...

October 08, 2011

How worship makes us welcome others

Sermon preached at Burke UMC LifeSign service 10/8/2011 Text: Deuteronomy 10:12-22 Many of you know...

October 07, 2011

Reflections of a sell-out on #occupywallstreet

Nine years ago, I was a very different person. I remember one weekend marching in...

October 06, 2011

Trolling vs. Evangelism

Christian Piatt recently posted on Red Letter Christians about the problem of "trolls" in the...

October 03, 2011

Your words’ opening brings light: Monster-psalm Meditation #17

Your words' opening brings light; making the simple understand. Psalm 119:130 God's word is a...

October 02, 2011

Whose side does Jesus take?

I have a problem that perhaps you can relate to. I’m very good at taking...

October 01, 2011

Only beggars get in (Luke 14:15-24)

Sermon preached at Burke UMC LifeSign service 10/1/2011 Text: Luke 14:15-24 What if God threw...

October 01, 2011

They have voided your Torah: Monster-Psalm Meditation #16

Psalm 119:121-128 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to...

September 2011

September 28, 2011

Agonizing Over the Will of God

When I visited my grandfather's church in Corpus Christi, Texas a few years back, there...

September 25, 2011

When Welcome is a Problem

Sermon preached at Burke UMC Lifesign contemporary service 9/24/2011 Text: Luke 7:36-50 Simon had a...

September 24, 2011

One State for Israel and Palestine

Nothing is more agonizing and emblematic of the nihilistic helplessness of modern diplomacy than the...

September 21, 2011

Creating a culture of life against ideology & capital

I heard a sermon recently on the need to create a "culture of life" instead...

September 17, 2011

The church of outrage vs. the church of vulnerability

In the buildup to the first US invasion of Iraq, there was a haunting video...

September 14, 2011

I Hate "No Child Left Behind," But I Love My Son's Teacher!

So tonight I began my career as a public school parent by attending our first...

September 13, 2011

I Hate Opinions, But I Love Your Torah: Monster-psalm Meditation #15

Psalm 119:113-120 I hate opinions, but I love your law. You are my hiding-place and...

September 12, 2011

Bad things happen: I will hope in God

We had a memorial service tonight for September 11th at Burke United Methodist Church. It...

September 11, 2011

Seeking Rest in a Weary Messiah

Sermon preached 9/10/2011 at Burke UMC Lifesign Service Text: Matthew 11:28-30 (as well as selections...

September 10, 2011

Applauding Rick Perry’s Executions & Retributive Justice

The Christian blogosphere lit up after the Republican debate on Wednesday night when the audience...

September 10, 2011

Applauding Rick Perry's Executions & Retributive Justice

The Christian blogosphere lit up after the Republican debate on Wednesday night when the audience...

September 09, 2011

A Lamp Unto My Feet: Monster-Psalm Meditation # 14

Psalm 119:105-112 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my...

September 07, 2011

What I wish Miroslav Volf had answered in A Public Faith

I had been waiting all summer for the release date of Miroslav Volf's latest book,...

September 07, 2011

Biblical Populism vs. Biblical Conservativism

There's been some buzz in the Christian blogosphere recently about the questions raised by Christian...

September 06, 2011

Can Soccer Dads Be Christian Disciples?

I have an unpleasant health condition that occurs whenever I'm under high amounts of stress....

September 04, 2011

Owe No One Anything Except to Love One Another

Sermon preached at Burke UMC, September 3rd & 4th, 2011 Text: Romans 13:8-14 My wife...

September 03, 2011

How We are Saved from Being

I know better than to view the comments section of online news articles as a...

September 02, 2011

Welcome: It’s More Than A Mat

Welcome!We say it when company comes. It’s a warm and pleasant word to say, which...

August 2011

August 31, 2011

The post-truth world in post-Gadhafi Libya

Whatever else is true about Libya right now, it offers a perfect display of discourse...

August 31, 2011

Sitting with Alice & the Presence of God

Today I went to see an older woman from my church whom I'm going to...

August 29, 2011

All day long it is my conversation: Monster-psalm Meditation # 13

Psalm 119:97-104 O how I love your law! All day long it is my conversation....

August 26, 2011

Man, Woman, and Original Sin: A Response to Al Mohler

My best friend was once dating a herpetologist (reptile biologist). When he heard I was...

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