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June 2014

June 24, 2014

Paul Raushenbush’s Advice to his 25 Year-Old Self

Caught this great list from Paul Raushenbush today, writing to his 25 year-old self on...

June 18, 2014

Matthew 28: Go and Make Disciples

This is my sermon from last week at Redemption Church. If you are a pastor...

June 16, 2014

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I left work early last Wednesday to go work in my yard....

June 12, 2014

Justice is Not Important For It’s Own Sake: Abraham Joshua Heschel on Social Justice

“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require...

June 11, 2014

Pentecost Year A, Acts 2:1-2 – The Breath of God

2014.06.08 Pentecost Year A Acts 2:1-2 Today is a big day in terms of church...

June 10, 2014

Frederick Buechner, Richard Curtis, and the Grace of Time: A Rainy Day Repost

“There is no event so commonplace but that God is present within it, always hiddenly,...

June 09, 2014

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that the blurbs are all in, and the foreword came through for Shrink...

June 07, 2014

When I’m in Pain, This is What I Listen to Now

Music has always been a pretty big part of my life. When I was a...

June 06, 2014

What Was Your Worst Summer Job Ever?: Jimmy Fallon’s Hashtags

I've had a lot of bad summer jobs. I drove a school bus for summer...

June 05, 2014

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Part II

I'm reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, and continuing to reflect upon the...

June 04, 2014

Easter 7A – The Ascension of Christ: Acts 1:6-14

This is the sermon I preached last week at Redemption Church. I borrowed heavily from...

June 03, 2014

On the Hubris of Prayer Experts: Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Part I

I'm reading Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard right now. This morning I was...

June 02, 2014

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I have initiated operation woodpecker lockout. I didn't really give it a...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

At What Point did Laughter Become a Problem? (A Little Friday Funny)

I don't usually post stuff like this. Cats, dogs, and babies always seem a bit...

May 28, 2014

A Missional Reading of the High Priestly Prayer: Easter 7A – John 17:1-11

I preached this sermon in 2013. If you are a pastor feel free to copy...

May 27, 2014

Zac Little and Saintseneca’s Dark Ark: Isaac Anderson’s Review of the Best New Band I’ve Heard in Years

Early in the spring I sat in the passenger seat of my friend Isaac Anderson's...

May 26, 2014

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I've begun hitting snooze too often on my 5:30am wake up. I...

May 23, 2014

Malcolm Gladwell: The Most Obscene Thing Ever Said on Wall Street

Cue the Gladwell haters... Happy Friday everyone!

May 22, 2014

Easter 5A – Acts 7:55-60; The Martyrdom of Stephen

Here's my sermon from last week. If you are a pastor, feel free to copy...

May 19, 2014

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I am headed up to Conception Abbey on retreat for the next...

May 16, 2014

How Has Pop Music Really Gotten This Stupid? Yes. The Answer is Yes: A Little Friday Funny

You'll have to forgive me, but I'm just a little bit pissed off. I think...

May 14, 2014

We are the New Temple

This is the message from last week at my church. We took a quick break...

May 12, 2014

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I think the Red Headed Woodpeckers that pecked through our chimney and...

May 09, 2014

ChristianTingle.com Part 2 – Saving Ourselves for Post-Marriage

"Couldn't find any precedent for that in the Bible, but we're gonna go with it."...

May 08, 2014

How Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Cosmos Completely Bungles the Philosophy of Religion & Science

I'm reading Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States at the moment, so I'm...

May 07, 2014

Easter 4A – John 10:1-10 – The Good Shepherd

I'm off the lectionary path for a quick 2 week series on the Temple. So,...

May 06, 2014

Poverty, Inequality are Symptoms of a Fundamental Problem: We Want to Live Without Limits

Do a Google Image search for the phrase "No Limits" and see how many of...

May 05, 2014

Monday Morning Confessional

I confess that I just finished season one of The Vikings, and started in on...

May 02, 2014

ChristianTingle.com: This is Wrong (and Hilarious) on So Many Levels

Every subculture is strange, but evangelical subculture is stranger. There are these highly defended idiosyncratic...

May 01, 2014

Hauerwas and… Mohler? Notes From An Unlikely Conversation

This has to be one of the more unlikely conversations I've ever heard between to...