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September 2010

September 15, 2010

cartoon: love you too much

Ah the astuteness of authority, the cunning of control, and the subtleties of speech! Structures...

August 2010

August 30, 2010

Big Picture Not So Clear

One of the questions I was asked in my interview for my new job teaching...

August 23, 2010

cartoon: a reluctant birth

You can buy this cartoon here. Remember Rebecca Manley Pippert's book, Out of the Salt...

August 10, 2010

Wanted: Dead and Alive!

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

August 03, 2010

Interview: Caffeinated Faith

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

July 2010

July 27, 2010

cartoon: afraid

I've gone through this. I know many other pastors who have. And it's always been...

July 26, 2010

Spiritual Movement

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

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...

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 15, 2010

cartoon: within or without

May 2010

May 16, 2010

prayer from the cell: be/go

May 10, 2010

A Few Items

A couple of things to mention: We didn't go to our church again yesterday. We...

May 03, 2010

cartoon: Pastor Bob

Pastor's and leaders of all kinds are only human. One of the most difficult things...

May 02, 2010

prayer from the cell: absenteeism

I've been going to church since I was 16 years old. I've been ordained as...

April 2010

April 29, 2010

Vision and Dis-ease

You like your church. You've found a community that seems healthy to you. You've been...

April 28, 2010

Permission to Speak?

I am no longer in a professional position of ministry. Again. I've been in this...

April 26, 2010

My Farewell Speech

Well, my dear Rothesay Vineyard, here we are again at a major crossroads. You’ve done...

April 25, 2010

prayer from the cell: last day

April 20, 2010

Frustrate Visionary Thinking

To impose a vision upon a church is not only unhealthy, but deadly to the...

April 15, 2010

Not In or Out

Now that I am not on the payroll of a church, I have no voice....

April 09, 2010

Out of the Mouths of…

I believe I can honestly say that I hold no ill will towards anyone. I...

April 08, 2010

Reasons I’ve Left

Hey everyone: please join nakedpastor's fan page on facebook. Thanks! These are reasons I've heard...

April 07, 2010

I Will Not Trash

Don't be mistaken. I do not plan on trashing the church. Especially Rothesay Vineyard, the...

April 06, 2010

Quarter of a Century

I've left the professional ministry. I was ordained 25 years ago. I was a student...

April 05, 2010

An Important Development

This post is to inform you that I have released myself from my role as...

April 01, 2010

cartoon: expectations

March 2010

March 31, 2010

Less Monologue More Dialog

A healthy and working relationship between a pastor and the congregation is reciprocal. The pastor...