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June 2008

June 02, 2008

O Come All Ye Faithful!

Every once in a while I'll get an email from someone saying that they would...

May 2008

May 31, 2008

I’m At a Conference

I'm sorry I haven't posted for the last couple of days. I have been attending...

May 28, 2008

Reform or Freedom?

Is it possible for people to gather in complete freedom? I continue to put this...

May 24, 2008

Bohemian Alien

I want to thank Happy Lee Del Canto in Chile, an energetic, creative and thoughtful...

May 21, 2008

Leeks and Liberty

It is obvious all that religion has done nothing to improve the human condition. In...

May 21, 2008

cartoon: reschedule

May 20, 2008

Flee to the Desert

Every once in a while I come to the realization that I don't believe in...

May 15, 2008

R & R

Pastors burn out. Communities of faith disintegrate. So... pastors relax! It is wise for pastors...

May 14, 2008

Commonalities

Let me think out loud for a minute. When people gather together in community around...

May 13, 2008

Art and the Church

The other day I received an email from someone asking how I would recommend incorporating...

May 08, 2008

Anti-Strategy

I take no credit or praise for my community. Any credit or praise belongs to...

May 07, 2008

Dionysius Revisited?

I've been wondering about the Dionysian elements of our religious phenomenological experience. I say Dionysian...

May 06, 2008

On Miracles

I've been thinking about miracles lately. In the Old Testament, we see a grand display...

May 02, 2008

Shortcuts to Maturity

There are no shortcuts to maturity. Someone has an intense spiritual experience, insight, or revelation,...

April 2008

April 29, 2008

Emily Carr and Rejection

I just read an article on Emily Carr, "How To Be A Woman", by Lewis...

April 25, 2008

Some Sunny Thoughts

When I was down in the Dominican Republic this last week I got up early...

April 16, 2008

gone for a few days vacation

Hey everyone. I'm not sorry, but I'm going for a short but needed vacation. I'll...

April 15, 2008

Book Review: THE SHACK

I've had several people ask if I would review The Shack, a fictional novel written...

April 09, 2008

Book Review: Pagan Christianity

I just finished studying Frank Viola's and George Barna's recent book, Pagan Christianity: Exploring the...

April 03, 2008

Rahab’s Cord

This is a drawing I did some years ago. It is called "Rahab's Cord", based...

April 02, 2008

Love Will Win the Day

Community, as I have said many times, cannot be based on agreement. If you were...

April 01, 2008

cartoon: BIBLE MAN

BIBLE MAN! He comes from another world, another age, inerrant King James Version in a...

March 2008

March 28, 2008

The Lucifer Effect

I just finished a fascinating book by the social psychologist Philip Zimbardo, The Lucifer Effect:...

March 26, 2008

Confusion and Certainty

Sorry I haven't been around for a while. Easter, family visiting, software problems, as well...

March 14, 2008

“The Narrow Way” Prints Available

This is a powerful image I had years ago. It captures for me the idea...

March 13, 2008

Community and Truth

I'm recognized as the primary teacher in our community and am counted upon week to...

March 11, 2008

On Community

I'm thinking lots about community lately. Mainly because I am the pastor of one. I...

February 2008

February 27, 2008

No I’m Not Alone

Noticing that I might be going through a hard time, some people have emailed me...

February 19, 2008

nakedpastor for sale? (the site, not the man)

Right now I'm feeling like I have nothing valuable to say. I need, once again,...

February 15, 2008

What Holds Us Together

I've been thinking about what holds us together as a community. This has been on...