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June 2011

June 10, 2011

Motherhood: The Call to Be a Pastor

Sermon preached originally in Spanish for Dominican Mother's Day in the Iglesia Evangelica Dominicana de...

June 09, 2011

Dominican Republic Mission Team Video 2011

This is not a real blog entry. I just wanted to post a link to...

June 09, 2011

Marc Carpenter and Today’s Pelagianism

Okay I recognize that most people who would read my blog wouldn't have any reason...

June 07, 2011

Homosexuality & Biblical Authority

I got an email today from the Virginia Methodist state listserv that let me know...

June 06, 2011

Jesus: the Hood Ornament for Our Self-Importance

Viridiana Martinez shared the following photo on her facebook page this past weekend: If the...

June 01, 2011

Day 7: The Walls are Gone

Well this will end up being a 10 day trip but it looks like I'm...

June 01, 2011

Day 6: Dominican Mother’s Day

Well I didn´t get access to the magic missionary laptop with satellite Internet the past...

May 2011

May 28, 2011

Day 5: Un Bautismo Binacional

This morning I had the very unique privilege of participating in an ecumenical baptism for...

May 27, 2011

Day 4: Relationships are Complicated

Complicated is such a loaded word when talking about relationships. It's kind of like the...

May 27, 2011

Day 3: Aprendiendo Cantar Mas Bajo

Yesterday I got drawn into a theological conversation with some of our Dominican friends. A...

May 27, 2011

El Mundo Concreto — Day 2

Those of you who have been to countries in the Global South might relate to...

May 25, 2011

Puppies in the Wild — Day 1

So we arrived in the Dominican Republic yesterday afternoon. We're staying at the conference center...

May 22, 2011

The Apprenticeship Continues: Another Mission Trip

On Tuesday at an ungodly hour in the morning, I will get on a plane...

May 21, 2011

On Being a Shepherd of Prophets

Tomorrow morning at Burke United Methodist Church, we will be confirming about 30 teenagers into...

May 21, 2011

Jesus: Cornerstone or Stumbling Block?

Sermon for 5/21/2011 Text: 1 Peter 2:1-10 At our Change the World event last weekend,...

May 20, 2011

God’s holiness and hospitality

There's been a lot of conversation in the Christian blogosphere recently about how God's holiness...

May 20, 2011

God's holiness and hospitality

There's been a lot of conversation in the Christian blogosphere recently about how God's holiness...

May 16, 2011

Justification by Faith: 3 Perspectives

I want to hypothesize that the basis for the opposing perspectives in the "Rob Bell...

May 16, 2011

Orthodoxy for the Sake of Orthopraxis

So for those of my facebook friends who don't know, this week there’s a virtual...

May 16, 2011

Salt and Light

Sermon for 2/5/2011 Text: Matthew 5:13-16 My son Matthew has given each member of our...

May 16, 2011

Going All In For Jesus

Sermon for 5/14/2011 Text: Acts 2:42-47 Five years ago, I had a rock band called...

May 16, 2011

Cut to the Heart

Sermon for 5/7/2011 Text: Acts 2:22-24, 36-41 How many of y’all like the band Bon...

May 16, 2011

Waiting is our Hope — Easter on Holy Saturday

Sermon for Holy Saturday, 4/23/2011 Text: Romans 8:18-28 How many of you know the musical...

May 16, 2011

The Ridiculousness of the Donkey King

Sermon for Palm Sunday, 4/16/2011 Text: Matthew 21:1-11 So what kind of a king rides...

May 16, 2011

On the Cross but Never Abandoned

Walking in the Valley Lenten Series #4, 4/3/2011 Text: Psalm 22 When I was young...

May 16, 2011

Betrayal and Self-Righteousness

Walking in the Valley Lenten Series #3, 3/26/2011 Text: Mark 14:1-11 During my sophomore year...

May 16, 2011

Fear & the Fixed Game of Following Jesus

Walking in the Valley Lenten Series #2, 3/19/2011 Text: Mark 14:32-42 One of my favorite...

May 16, 2011

Pain and Seeing the Face of God

Walking in the Valley Lenten Series #1, 3/12/2011 Text: Psalm 42 Last week, we talked...

May 16, 2011

On the Mountaintop with Jesus

Sermon for Transfiguration Sunday, 3/5/2011 Text: Matthew 17:1-13 How many of y’all have ever climbed...

May 16, 2011

What (Not) to Worry About

Sermon for 2/27/2011 Text: Matthew 6:25-34 Not to make anyone jealous, but last weekend my...

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