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July 2013

July 16, 2013

Lex Rex vs. Rex Lex: Trayvon Martin and the Idol of “Justice”

(Note to Theologians... you need to disassociate my definitions of rex lex and lex rex...

June 2013

June 26, 2013

Just getting on with it…

This week I'm in the stunningly green English countryside with friends from around the globe...

June 22, 2013

Taking Light Seriously… Living Light Loudly

We took an evening church history tour in Edinburgh Scotland this week. It reminded me...

June 03, 2013

Shin Dong-hyuk: Lessons about radical gospel freedom, from Camp 14

Shin Dong-hyuk is the only person known to have escaped from Camp 14, a...

May 2013

May 27, 2013

Hubris and the Importance of “Memorial”

Remembering has never been more important, and yet forgetting has never been easier, especially for...

April 2013

April 24, 2013

The Best Version of Myself… What’s the recipe?

With vacation, a planned hike to the summit of St. Helen's, and a climbing project...

April 16, 2013

Marathon Bombs and Baseball’s Best – Lessons on life vs. death from April 15th

Yesterday, as often happens, sport became the backdrop for something larger. It also happened to...

March 2013

March 19, 2013

Torn and Tattered: mutual brokenness as the basis of friendship

"I needed to be back on track. Pity is the last thing you need. Pity...

March 15, 2013

Redeem Everything: Learning from St. Patrick

As the weekend of green beer and cabbage approaches, it's appropriate to consider the rich...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Powers and World Forces: Sugar, Salt, Fat, Coke, Kellogs, Kraft, Coke.

"For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the powers, against the...

February 12, 2013

Turn off the TV, come to my senses

The days recently have been fuller than they ought to be. Obligations, activities, teachings, preparations,...

December 2012

December 14, 2012

Words for Advent: Life

I come down off the slopes, having spent a day skiing in Austria with some...

December 12, 2012

Words for Advent: Anticipation

It's Wednesday night. I'll be teaching this evening, and then again tomorrow for several sessions. ...

December 05, 2012

Words for Advent: Suffering and Shalom

There are moments of perfection in life, moments you wish could be frozen forever. Such...

October 2012

October 09, 2012

Sex, Shame, and the Gospel… resources for conversation

We Christians, especially in America, are terrible at having healthy conversations about sexuality and sexual...

August 2012

August 22, 2012

Camp China – reminders of what really matters…

It had been years since I'd thought about Tienanmen Square until last night. Like the...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

the danger of saying: “I just do what the Bible says…”

" I just follow the Bible" is a potentially ridiculous and dangerous thing to say. ...

June 2012

June 02, 2012

“The Demise of Guys” – a book review that’s going places”

Philip Zimbardo and Nikita Duncan have written a marvelous little book called "The Demise of...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

The empire has no clothes. The King has colors of hope

In my last post I wrote: Until I’m willing to see both the idolatry and...

April 26, 2012

The Empire Has No Clothes – raw truth precedes real hope – Part One

The losses and damages characteristic of our present economy cannot be stopped, let alone restored,...

April 16, 2012

The extent of the common good…from bodies to nations

I cut myself Saturday morning, right on the tip of my first finger, which is...

March 2012

March 27, 2012

“Freud’s Last Session” and the Art of Civility

In the span of a few short days, I had two experiences which, together, served...

March 06, 2012

Loving People, Losing Life – The Gospel made Real

Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone. But...

February 2012

February 21, 2012

Branding & PR vs. The Way of Jesus

As I prepare for Lent, I'm struck this morning by Jesus' admonition in Luke 8:56. ...

January 2012

January 06, 2012

Co-illumination: Preaching from the text of life

This Sunday, I'll be starting a new series at our church entitled, "Every Square Inch: ...

December 2011

December 05, 2011

Spiritual Fashionistas: It’s not about the clothes – it’s about the body in the clothes

I just returned from a worship service here in Austria on this 2nd Sunday in...

November 2011

November 30, 2011

Obama, God, and Wrong Conversations

Obama failed to give thanks to God in his online Thanksgiving address. He thanked God...

November 16, 2011

While you were protesting…

Luke 19:10 offers an interesting perspective on the word "occupy" because this is where Jesus...

November 02, 2011

What’s more damaging than “No Faith”? Mindless Faith

Listen to these words by St. Augustine, which have the contemporary ring of today's science...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

The Problem of God – The Solution of Christ

I watched a movie recently entitled "God on Trial", which recounts a trial held in...

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