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November 2008

November 05, 2008

Persistent Truths

I've been thinking of a woman who came to Jesus for help (Matthew 15: 21-28)....

October 2008

October 31, 2008

10 Movements

I've been thinking of the spiritual life of the disciples in relationship with Jesus, and...

October 30, 2008

Comfort Zone

Radosh, in his book Rapture Ready: Adventures in the Parallel Universe of Christian Pop Culture,...

October 28, 2008

Consolation in Suffering

Paul's argument in the Corinthian correspondence is an interesting one. The "super-apostles"... well-dressed, well-connected, well-pedigreed,...

October 24, 2008

Ulterior Motives

I speak and write frequently about being free of motive, or, in more vulgar terms,...

October 23, 2008

My Policy is to Have No Policy

I refuse to concoct plans for people's lives. I refuse to concoct a plan for...

October 21, 2008

Co-opting

One of the problems I see happening across the board is that God, Jesus, the...

October 16, 2008

What’s the Point?

I remember many years ago sitting before a committee of Presbyterian ministers and Doctors of...

September 2008

September 30, 2008

Spiritual Engineering

I was skimming through a book on Genocide, by Alexander Laban Hinton. I'm fascinated by...

September 20, 2008

nakedpastor goes west!

Hey everyone. Here's a big thank you for reading my blog. The readership is growing....

September 18, 2008

My God and Missions

As I was falling asleep last night my mind fell into deep thought. I was...

September 16, 2008

Marketing Compassion

Here's a video of a short film that won some awards at the Cannes Film...

September 12, 2008

A Point of Clarification

I would like to clarify something after my post from yesterday, Trapped or Free. Lisa...

September 11, 2008

Trapped or Free

Are you feeling trapped? I suppose I could ask this of anybody in any kind...

September 10, 2008

Someone To Love

I had a friend tell me today, "I don't know of any pastors who are...

September 09, 2008

Meet Your Shadow

The other day I was watching the Dog Fights show on the History Channel. I'm...

September 04, 2008

steadfast or split

I spoke with a pastor who is going through a rough time. He was losing...

September 03, 2008

Relative Freedom

Back in June I wrote a post on freedom. I'd like to reflect more on...

September 02, 2008

Stop Being a Jerk!

This is a strange time in my household. My second child and son Jesse has...

September 02, 2008

cartoon: some theology

August 2008

August 30, 2008

Tilling the Garden

I had a dream last night. I'll post it exactly how I wrote in my...

August 27, 2008

busy day

Today we are helping our son Jesse move to Fredericton to begin his B.A. studies....

August 25, 2008

Sleepless

I had a sleepless night last night. I went to bed at 1am, woke up...

August 22, 2008

Radical Grace and the Love of an Idea

The most radical kind of grace is the kind that has no expectations on the...

August 19, 2008

an appeal

I would like to see more people willing to serve the church. I mean serve....

August 13, 2008

Dreams

Last night I had a couple of dreams: In the first one I am David...

August 12, 2008

a few confessions of a pastor

I'm sorry that I expect people to think the same way I do and agree...

August 11, 2008

unchanged minds

One of the things I most struggle with as a pastor is the fact that...

August 09, 2008

a poem: “Last Breath”

I buried my friend, though ceremoniously. The music, words and prayers perfumed the grave event....

August 08, 2008

gallery hop tonight!!

Tonight is Saint John's gallery hop. I love these events. This is an opportunity to...