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August 2010

August 16, 2010

Take Note:

So here are a few notes I'd like to bring to your attention: 1. Becky...

August 10, 2010

Wanted: Dead and Alive!

The most mature spiritual person can actually seem to be the most childlike. There is...

August 09, 2010

Your Own Path

I find myself talking with people who, because they don't attend a church anymore, or...

August 05, 2010

How To Forgive

The other day I wrote a post on The Ten Tests of Forgiveness. A few...

August 03, 2010

Interview: Caffeinated Faith

I love being interviewed. It's an enjoyable process for me. It helps me not only...

August 02, 2010

The Tests of Forgiveness

Okay. I've been through a lot in the church. I've experienced some pretty traumatically nasty...

July 2010

July 29, 2010

The Logic of Fundamentalism

In his excellent essay, "This Is a Religious War", Andrew Sullivan argues that it must...

July 28, 2010

Empathy 101

I've been thinking about empathy. Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings...

July 26, 2010

Spiritual Movement

I had a great conversation with the guys over at caffeinated faith. The interview will...

July 22, 2010

it is unfamiliar to him

It is unfamiliar to him. He's adjusting. It's only been a few months since he...

July 21, 2010

Meats and Sweets

I've decided that there are two kinds of church-goers. Pastors, leaders and churches have to...

July 19, 2010

A List on Building Community

I had an interesting and enjoyable conversation with a young man today. He wanted to...

July 15, 2010

The Future Fail Fallacy

This post is a continuation of yesterday's post, Fundamentalism & Dialog. One of the most...

July 14, 2010

Fundamentalism & Dialog

The most important conversation is with fundamentalists. I'm not just talking about Christian fundamentalists, but...

July 12, 2010

Fight Fair

This is based on a very old post of mine. If we're going to fight,...

July 08, 2010

A New Season

I woke up sad. I had a disturbing dream. Like a tyrant, it overlorded my...

July 07, 2010

Thoughts While Fishing

A friend and I went fishing today on the Hammond River, New Brunswick, Canada. Lisa...

July 05, 2010

Creation, Darwin

I watched a good film last night: Creation, the story of Charles Darwin. It isn't...

June 2010

June 30, 2010

Default Reset

I feel like my default is being reset. The last couple of years of my...

June 28, 2010

Church and Accretions

I don't subscribe to using IC to stand for Institutional Church in a negative or...

June 26, 2010

Tempests in Teapots

One of the things I don't miss at all about being a clergyman is the...

June 22, 2010

3 Odd Connections

In a TIME interview, the Dalai Lama was asked, "How do you stay so optimistic...

June 21, 2010

A Time to Heal

I am amazed at how quiet things are. Serene. Silent. No one rebukes me or...

June 17, 2010

What I’m About

A primary concern of mine as a pastor, and always has been, is encouraging people...

June 15, 2010

You Must

You must go find your own path. The path that that is walked is worn....

June 14, 2010

Tutelage and Freedom

Isn't it interesting that those people we admire the most and sometimes even worship in...

June 10, 2010

Bullet or Birth

Lisa and I recently visited with friends who go to the church I just left....

June 09, 2010

Guest Writer: Casile

This was written by my 17 year old daughter Casile (pronounced "ka-seal"). She wrote this...

June 08, 2010

War and Peace

The last two weeks away from home have been amazing. I was dreading it at...

June 06, 2010

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