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January 2009

January 18, 2009

prayer from the cell: send/receive

January 17, 2009

Mortgage Burning

Last night I had a dream: I'm preaching in a large older church. I'm telling...

January 16, 2009

You and Your Skin

Lisa and I are insurance poor. That's just one of our problems. We've got to...

January 14, 2009

Money, Debt and Slavery

Lisa and I have been talking a lot about money lately. We want to live...

January 13, 2009

Inscrutable

I'm finding these days a struggle. We are going through quite a difficult time. I...

January 08, 2009

Poem: “Smell”

This is a quick poem I whipped up, trying to express how I'm feeling these...

January 07, 2009

With Loud Cries

Among his final words on the wooden beams were: “My God, my God, why have...

January 06, 2009

Sometimes There’s No Answer

There are times when the mind simply cannot comprehend the trauma that occurs to it....

January 02, 2009

Nakedpastor Makes New Year’s Resolutions!

This is a picture of me and my wife Lisa on New Years Eve, 2008....

December 2008

December 30, 2008

Remarkably Unremarkable

Something happened to me recently that shed confirmation's light on what I believe. Many months...

December 23, 2008

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Several years ago I went to visit a good friend in Boston. We took a...

December 20, 2008

Naughty or Nice?

Are we naughty or nice? It would help us to consider two different approaches to...

December 19, 2008

Cleavage Enhancement

I had a strange and surprising experience yesterday. I went into a store that sells...

December 17, 2008

Need a Ride

Hey everyone. Well, I never thought my blog would be used for this. But... my...

December 16, 2008

Differences, Dissent and Division

I haven't written in a while. I'm sorry. Maybe you're not. I would like to...

December 09, 2008

Two Threats

The great Jewish philosopher Martin Buber believed that the enemy of true faith in God...

December 03, 2008

Church Speed-Dating Sunday

You've heard of speed-dating. It's usually set up in a restaurant. Singles sign up in...

December 01, 2008

All or No One

I was taught in my ministry education to keep distant from the people of my...

November 2008

November 27, 2008

Today’s Pic… Not Bad

When I woke up this morning and took this pic of myself, at first I...

November 26, 2008

Mug Shot

Here's my pic from today. My nose is much larger than normal and extremely sore....

November 26, 2008

Internet Monk Interviews Nakedpastor!

I was honored when Michael Spencer, aka "Internet Monk", asked if he could interview me...

November 25, 2008

Me Before Surgery

Well, I'm heading into the hospital now to have nose surgery done to correct a...

November 19, 2008

List of Paradoxes

I have amazing friends. I've lost amazing friends. I'm blessed with a good church. What...

November 17, 2008

Label or Contents

One of the most difficult things to know when you are involved in a church...

November 14, 2008

Illustration Friday: “Pretend”

I had this image in a dream many years ago. The stained glass represents the...

November 13, 2008

Another Dream: War

I had a strange dream last night. Very dramatic. I am in a place that,...

November 12, 2008

Magic and Candy

So the other night I met with a friend. He was going on about how...

November 08, 2008

Is it Real?

Another phone call recently from yet another person informing me that they're leaving our church...

November 07, 2008

Separation

Yesterday Lisa and I were in a business being helped by a young woman. We...

November 06, 2008

How Would You Like Your Sermoneggs?

I've hatched a small menu of different kinds of sermons, using the egg as an...