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December 2018

December 23, 2018

The Bathwater AND the Baby?

Christmas is upon us. What is Christmas? How are progressive Christians to understand it? Can...

December 20, 2018

Good Grief. What men need.

I recently participated in a two hour experiential gathering that was advertised in the town...

November 2018

November 08, 2018

Child of Hope. Poetry for such a time as this.

I am the wind rushing by seeing all the world's great pain. I am the...

October 2018

October 30, 2018

We are Sodom.

The following article is one of my favorites that I’ve ever come across. I found...

October 21, 2018

Repurposing the Rubble Remnants.

We like to think that we’re progressing. We like to think that we’re evolving. We...

October 21, 2018

Atoning for bad theology – both kinds.

We humans frequently feel a sense of being less than – less than whole, less...

September 2018

September 29, 2018

Prayer Medicine for Brave Men & Women.

Caution: This prayer is strong medicine. It’s been coming through for the last few days....

September 26, 2018

Why My Fish are Kissing – and Believe in Evolution.

I’m a person who notices bumper-stickers when I’m out and about and I enjoy making...

August 2018

August 27, 2018

Was Luther Wrong? We’re saved by the faith OF Christ.

Buckle up fellow Bible Geeks. A small word that packs a whallop. A Call to...

June 2018

June 14, 2018

It’s Time for the Church to Grow-up about Sex.

I serve as a campus minister at the University of Colorado in Boulder. This city...

May 2018

May 24, 2018

It’s time for Progressive Christianity.

What has come to pass as “conventional/popular Christianity” — isn’t what Christianity is actually about....

April 2018

April 19, 2018

EarthMamaGaiaGoddess

Planet Earth is at risk. It is actively under attack and there is much blame...

February 2018

February 23, 2018

No Jesus didn’t endorse swords.

Ever since the tragic mass shooting at the high school in Florida last week, I've...

February 14, 2018

About those dirty faces.

You may notice something today something dirty, something dusty. What you'll see are - ashes....

February 09, 2018

Let us be the Super in Supermoons.

In honor of the supermoons that that will take place this year, and in the next...

January 2018

January 17, 2018

Crypto Christian Collapse? Bitcoin- Bit like Jesus.

The current collapse of Cryptocurrencies is like the current collapse of Christianity. At the moment,...

January 05, 2018

Not a Maze, a Labyrinth. 3 Things for the New Year.

We’ve taken another trip ‘round our Sun. It’s the start of another new year. What...

December 2017

December 22, 2017

The 11 “P”s of progressive Christianity.

“P” is for Poetry To better help people understand the difference between liberal Christianity and...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

“Namaste” is Authentic Meeting.

Sure. "Namaste." Yes "the divine in me meets the divine in you." The light in...

November 28, 2017

Theological Violence toward the Divine Feminine & Rape Culture.

If you are on social media you are no doubt abundantly aware of the “Me...

November 17, 2017

The Eagle’s Flight.

"A scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful, Friendly, Courteous, Kind, Obedient, Cheerful, Thrifty, Brave, Clean, and...

September 2017

September 13, 2017

Rubber Hits the Road – Progressive Christianity & Racism.

Progressive Christianity intentionally seeks to evolve and adapt with the times so that the faith...

May 2017

May 09, 2017

Not so lone wolves – a poem.

14 brave souls gather to grieve a band of brothers daring to admit and...

May 05, 2017

The Eyes Persist – a spoken word poetry sermon.

Tidal tsunami of torrid twitted tirades Blitzkrieg of belligerent bombastic blow-harded baffoonery Putrid plethora of...

February 2017

February 13, 2017

O We of Little Faith.

Christians in America are no longer people of faith, we're people of fear. Instead of...

February 06, 2017

Not Nero, not Caligula – Commodus.

Over the past few weeks several people have posited notions that the individual currently serving...

January 2017

January 27, 2017

Making Friends with Silence.

Most of my attempts to connect and relate to God – involve silence. And most...

October 2016

October 17, 2016

Grounded in Earth-Breath.

While things political are currently out of whack and in a state of alarm and...

August 2016

August 09, 2016

Got Hope?

Hope Givers by Daisy Rain Martin is not a book you should read - unless...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

The Golden Rule is Bad for Business?

Most all of the world religions share a common teaching to not harm others -...