Buddhist Catholic Contemplative Evangelical General Christian Hindu Jewish Latter-day Saint Muslim New Visions Progressive Christian

Beliefs

Topics

Columnists

Resource Library

Research Tools

Video

Podcasts

Thought Readers

Faith In Media Tracker

Newsletters

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Follow Patheos

Talk with the Preacher

Home
Progressive Christian

Archives

--Year-- 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 --Month-- December November October September August July June May April March February January

March 2011

March 26, 2011

A Walk in the Woods

Ice-crusted mud puddles and fallen branchesPiles of brown, crumbling leaves,Former life blocking muddy trails.Who can...

March 24, 2011

Balancing Act

For all of you who are wondering, that’s not me in the picture. No, really,...

March 24, 2011

A Time to Weep: I’m Desperate

A Lament: I’m Desperate Psalm 22 When I was a kid we always played sword...

March 16, 2011

Grief Touches Grief

I do concede that I’ve been writing on the subject of grief rather frequently lately,...

March 15, 2011

A Time to Weep: I’m Broken

A Time to Weep: I’m Broken Psalm 12 Welcome to the first Sunday of Lent,...

March 09, 2011

Remember That You Are Dust

Blessed Ash Wednesday, all. On this day of reflection and confession I have two things...

March 08, 2011

In the Meantime

Hear the sermon via audio file here! In the Meantime Matthew 17:1-9 Transfiguration This morning I...

March 06, 2011

Thank God for Sallie

Today in worship we offered thanksgiving and celebration for the life of Sallie Tupitza, a...

March 02, 2011

Words of Warning

Words of Warning Matthew 7:13-23 If you’re a habitual rule follower like I am, I...

February 2011

February 15, 2011

Say What?

I’ve always maintained that the most compelling reason to plan and write sermons using the...

February 14, 2011

Who Do You Love?

Who Do You Love? Matthew 6:19-34 My little brother, who was actually little when I...

February 02, 2011

Redefining Blessed

Redefining Blessed January 16, 2011 Matthew 5:1–12 I know that 3-D movies are the latest...

January 2011

January 18, 2011

If You See Something, Say Something

On my way to work every morning I pass a bus stop that has been...

January 10, 2011

I Wonder…

As I packed away all the Christmas decorations this weekend I thought again how strange...

January 09, 2011

From the Outside…In

From the Outside...In January 9, 2011 Matthew 2:1–12 On Thursday the Christian Church around the...

January 03, 2011

A Confession

I recently had the opportunity to attend the symphony, one of my favorite things to...

January 02, 2011

2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and...

December 2010

December 26, 2010

An Ideal Whose Time Has Come

Once upon a time, many years ago, a baby was born. And anytime a baby...

December 22, 2010

When Miracles Fly Thick

When Miracles Fly Thick Matthew 1:18–25 If you’ve been around Calvary for any length of...

December 15, 2010

Preacher’s Mailbox

One of my favorite parts of being a pastor is the conversations that often begin...

December 13, 2010

Wholeness, Piece by Piece

Wholeness: Piece by Piece Matthew 11:2-11 I grew up surrounded by a very large extended...

December 07, 2010

A Revolutionary Peace

A Revolutionary Peace Matthew 3:1-12 The waiting has begun…can you feel Advent in the air,...

December 03, 2010

North Star

Beloved Calvary member, Sallie Tupitza, who died November 23, 2010, was remembered today in a...

November 2010

November 29, 2010

Neighborhood Watch

Neighborhood Watch Matthew 24:36-44 Happy new year, everybody! Happy new church year, that is. Today...

November 22, 2010

A Prayer of Thanks

I first read some version of this prayer more than ten years ago. It was...

November 22, 2010

Enough Bread

Enough Bread 2 Kings 4:42-44 Special thanks to Elizabeth Hagan for her help with this...

November 20, 2010

Poetry Corner

Kindness Before you know what kindness really isyou must lose things,feel the future dissolve in...

November 15, 2010

Death in the Pot

Death in the Pot 2 Kings 4:38-41 Welcome back to the ongoing saga of Elisha...

November 13, 2010

Poetry Corner

What to Remember When WakingDavid WhyteIn that first hardly noticed moment in which you wake,...

November 08, 2010

Elisha and the Shunammite Woman

Elisha and the Shunammite Woman 2 Kings 4:8-37 I am wondering this morning: how many...

«
15
16
17
18
19
»

Related posts from Talk with the Preacher

Progressive Christian

Sabbath as Radical Witness

Talk with the Preacher

Progressive Christian

Learning Leadership: A Pilgrimage to Hawaii

Talk with the Preacher

Progressive Christian

A Prayer for the Living of These Days

Talk with the Preacher

Progressive Christian

Sabbath as Relationship

Talk with the Preacher