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

Laughing Out Loud

Select a Category Answering the Call Being the Church Curating Wisdom Laughing Out Loud Living in Relationship Practicing Discipleship Reclaiming Baptist Speaking from the Pulpit Uncategorized

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

May 2018

May 23, 2018

Dressing Up Faith

Earlier this week I spent a few hours at the Metropolitan Museum of Art wandering...

January 2014

January 25, 2014

Hard Core Jesus

I wrote a bit this week about the constant tension in the church between hard...

December 2008

December 05, 2008

From the Mundane to the Ridiculous: a Breathless Litany of Woes

Caution: reading this might make you want to throw up. Me? I feel much better...

December 03, 2008

Laughingstock

Just when I think my job cannot get more weird, I get a phone call...

October 2008

October 24, 2008

Speaking of Needing New Clothes . . .

My colleague Leah shared the following with me, as we've been discussing around the office...

September 2008

September 29, 2008

Chubby Bunny

There has, perhaps, not been a weekend in recent memory when it rained so hard...

September 24, 2008

Don’t Cha Wish Your Pastor Was Hot Like Mine?

I just had to laugh when I first read this article in a link sent...

August 2008

August 22, 2008

Summer Olympics for Desperate Mothers

One week until school starts. Children about to kill each other or get killed by...

March 2008

March 17, 2008

House Beautiful

My colleague Paul has been on my case more than usual lately because I've fallen...

February 2008

February 20, 2008

Lookin’ Good for Jesus

Witness my excellent birthday present from a colleague:

February 14, 2008

Looking for Dog in All the Wrong Places

Yorkie Puppy—$350, male/female, 12 weeks yrs old, 202-347-8355 Price: $350 Date Listed: Feb 14 2008...

January 2008

January 26, 2008

Fairly Popular

I've been thinking about confession lately. Lent, as you know, is almost upon us. This...

December 2007

December 11, 2007

I With You Peath

How predictable. For one entire calendar year I have visited my orthodontist with a level...

November 2007

November 26, 2007

Al and . . . Emily

I should have known our lives were destined to intersect again. It was right on...

October 2007

October 12, 2007

Educational Opportunities Abound

As you read the following you will think I am pulling your leg. Not so. ...

September 2007

September 12, 2007

Church Mouse

Unfortunately, a murder took place in my office today. (No, not a church member, silly!)...

September 03, 2007

Stalker Mommy

I've never claimed to be an expert at espionage, so I've been rather puzzled by the...

August 2007

August 30, 2007

Life’s A Beach

Just back from a week at the beach where I had the opportunity to learn...

August 13, 2007

Conspiracy . . . ?

I am not comparing myself to Jason Bourne or anything but I am beginning to...

August 08, 2007

Stranger Than Fiction

I had the passing thought once that maybe I should try my hand at writing...

July 2007

July 08, 2007

Out of the Mouths of Babes

Hannah (10) and Sammy (9) and I (no comment) were driving home from church discussing...

May 2007

May 15, 2007

Alarmed

There are days when I feel absolutely certain I have the weirdest job on the...

April 2007

April 02, 2007

Thoughts on Christian Radio

Written 3/05/07 and representative only of my own opinions, remember. I have many wonderful people...

April 01, 2007

All The Moms

Written 3/04/07To fully appreciate the impact of this particular experience you would have to know...

February 2007

February 20, 2007

Favorite Birthday Card

Today is my birthday.For those of you would never believe if you saw me, I...

February 13, 2007

Don’t Get It

I have spent much of my free time the over the last week serving as...

February 11, 2007

Coiffed

I've always known that great things can be achieved with a hair dryer. I've known...

January 2007

January 12, 2007

The Preacher Goes to the Movies

I comment relatively often on faith and film here on this blog (here and here,...

January 01, 2007

Procrastination Blues

I learned a little about the Blues while mindlessly surfing the Internet trying any tack...

December 2006

December 10, 2006

Speechless

A condition I experience very infrequently (speechlessness) occurred the other day when my friend Amanda...

Related posts from Talk with the Preacher

Progressive Christian

A Prayer for the Living of These Days

Talk with the Preacher

Progressive Christian

Invitation, a Meditation for Maundy Thursday

Talk with the Preacher

Progressive Christian

#HolyWomenHolyLand: Women Wage Peace

Talk with the Preacher

Progressive Christian

#HolyWomenHolyLand: We Have a Dream

Talk with the Preacher

Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In Subscription Support

Subscription Support Ad-Free & Subscriber Log-In

Follow Patheos