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April 2012

April 27, 2012

A Pastoral Letter to the United Methodist Church

A pastoral letter to the United Methodist Church: My people are meeting with their people...

April 10, 2012

A Kinder, Gentler, More Grown-Up Easter

In yo face Devil! Take that forces of evil! Look whose laughing now! Ding Dong...

March 2012

March 26, 2012

Resurrection People!

A Progressive Easter Sermon This world is a tough place to live. And parts of...

February 2012

February 23, 2012

Dust Bunnies, You & God

You may’ve noticed something yesterday. That is, if you weren’t too busy to notice. If you...

February 21, 2012

Mardi Gras? Don’t Be a Sodomite! [notice: a revised version of this blog has been published since this one]

(This piece was originally posted in March, 2011, but is now even more relevant in...

January 2012

January 27, 2012

Why Mark Driscoll Needs an Elephant

So there's this fundamentalist, ultra-Calvinist , hyper-macho leader of a mega-church in Seattle named Mark...

January 13, 2012

MLK: Great man, Great speech, and now… Spirituality-“lite.”

[Note: This blog was written on April 3, 2011, the anniversary of the night before...

January 11, 2012

Sunday Bloody Sunday

Super Bowl Sunday. A time for gathering with friends and family. Wholesome fun for young...

December 2011

December 31, 2011

2012 is The End! It’s the Beginning! … Or it’s just another year.

The clocks are ticking and 2011 is about to end and it’s about to be...

December 21, 2011

“There but by the Grace of God, go We?” Nope. Calling out the Methodists

Progressive people know not to put money into the red Salvation Army kettles around Christmas....

December 06, 2011

Jesus’ Mom was a Punk

A punk rock band should do a song based on Mary’s “Magnificat” (Luke 1:46-55). Knocked-up,...

December 01, 2011

Why I’m a Gay-Friendly Pastor: World AIDS Day

It wasn’t until I was ordained after earning my Masters of Divinity degree that I...

November 2011

November 23, 2011

adventus absurdus

in the bleak midwinter … millions are unemployed, uninsured, and under pressure. widening gap...

November 07, 2011

Food for the Fight: A Sermon for the “Occupiers”

May these words provide food and fodder for the Occupy movement. Many of their participants...

October 2011

October 31, 2011

Halloween: A Time for Me and My Shadow

Instead of just buying some random costume or mask from a store, why not embrace...

October 14, 2011

10 Things Christians Should Know & Do about the “Occupy” Protests

After weeks with a notable lack of media coverage about it, American Christians are learning...