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June 2013

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 20, 2013

Ordinary Time – the Days that Matter the Most

People who follow the "Christian Year" know that the Bible readings from December through Pentecost...

May 03, 2013

Old Testament God: Angry fundamentalist, or loving friend? And why it matters!

In my Bible reading this morning, I came across the phrase "put away the foreign...

March 2013

March 21, 2013

The Hygiene Hypothesis: How fear and anxiety are creating a toxic faith

Every March I'm reminded of the reality that allergies are a big deal in our...

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...

March 05, 2013

The best question to ask when you are overwhelmed and stressed

Standing at the base of something as big as Mt. Rainier can seem overwhelming and...

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 18, 2013

If you fail at falling, you’ll fail at everything.

Eric Fromm, in his classic "The Art of Loving", writes that a healthy environment for...

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 28, 2012

Instead of new goals for a new year…try this

I like goals that are measurable and have lots of them: Ski 100k vertical feet...

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. ...

October 2012

October 23, 2012

Unlocking Potential by Practicing Presence

Everything can be taken from a man or a woman but one thing: the last...

September 2012

September 06, 2012

Two mountains, one choice. Choose Wisely

"...I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose...

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 30, 2012

Imagine: The Importance of Envisioning a Different World….

The authors of "Colossians Remixed" write: If with Christ you died in your baptism to...

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 25, 2012

Colossians: An antidote to cynicism and despair

I've been living in the book of Colossians a fair bit recently, diving in some...

June 06, 2012

Light, Shadows, Snow… and faith

When I say that we all need to learn how to read from the book...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

“Where’s this headed?” The importance of trajectory

I was on a morning walk recently with some friends in the mountains, and met...

May 23, 2012

Focus on the Dysfunctional Family

I love my friend, Larry Shallenberger's paragraph in this post, about the danger of "Christian...

May 07, 2012

Embracing Loss – the paradoxical road to joy

In the marvelous little book "I Quit", Geri Scazzero writes, "once you end the pretense...

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 12, 2012

Public Vice and Private Virtue

I was privileged to attend the Annual Seattle Pacific Business Breakfast yesterday and listen to...

April 06, 2012

T.G.I.F. – the new “F” in town

Yes, it's Good Friday. Yes, I pondered as a child, how going to church on...

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 23, 2012

Women in the Church – Snapshot of censorship and call for repentance

Eldon Epp is the author of a little book entitled Junia: The First Woman Apostle. ...

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 25, 2012

When you don’t like your job

It's common theme these days, a point of conversation among people in every age group,...

January 17, 2012

Young Young Adult Exodus from the Faith – and what to do about it (II)

Last week I posted some thoughts about a recent survey by George Barna, which offers...

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