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November 2012

November 04, 2012

Jesus Changes How I Love

Jesus Changes How I Love Mark 12: 28-34 After two full days of sitting glued...

October 2012

October 28, 2012

Jesus Changes How I Give

Jesus Changes How I Give Mark 12: 38-44 It’s funny the things that stick with...

October 24, 2012

Reimagine: A Straight Path

Re-Imagine: A Straight Path Jeremiah 31:7-14 The last few weeks we’ve been reading the...

October 15, 2012

Appreciated

Everybody’s talking about Clergy Appreciation Month this October. Okay, well, maybe not everybody. Mostly my...

October 12, 2012

Reimagine: Good and Just

A two-part homily on the occasion of Rachel Johnson's ordination to the Gospel ministry. Re-Imagine:...

October 01, 2012

Re-Imagine Affiliations

Re-Imagine Affiliations Psalm 26 When I was growing up we had an illustrated copy of...

September 2012

September 24, 2012

Re-Imagine Structure

Re-Imagine Structure Psalm 126 Have you ever had a moment when you heard a song...

September 17, 2012

Re-Imagine Mission

Re-Imagine Mission Psalm 86 I wonder if any of you have ever heard the story...

September 13, 2012

Some More on Sanctuary

We’ve been lacking sanctuary for awhile around here. Church has gone on every Sunday, of...

September 11, 2012

A Prayer for Today

It is a stunningly gorgeous day outside, as it was eleven years ago. Everything feels...

September 11, 2012

Re-imagine Sanctuary

Re-imagine Sanctuary Psalm 84 Welcome back to the sanctuary this morning. We’ve been out for...

August 2012

August 27, 2012

Write it All Down

“There’s nothing to writing. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open...

August 25, 2012

Missing Church

I’ve been away from church for awhile. That said, I think in the general category...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Looking

I’ve been looking back a lot these past days. I went back and reread years...

July 26, 2012

Southern Baptist No More

You can read a version of this entry in The Washington Post. I’ve been a...

July 23, 2012

We Are the Church: Blessing Our Commitments

We Are the Church: Blessing Our Commitments John 2:1-11 Did you ever notice how often...

July 19, 2012

Decline Fatigue: Some Thoughts

It appears that Ross Douthat of the New York Times started a bit of a...

July 11, 2012

A Thing I Wrote, by Rachel Johnson

Calvary member Rachel Johnson recently sent me this reflection, just "a thing she wrote." As...

July 10, 2012

Ordination Tears

I have a friend who always cries at happy endings. The first time this happened...

July 09, 2012

We Are the Church: Commissioning for Service

We Are the Church: Commissioning for Service 2 Samuel 5:1-5; 9-10 This morning the work...

July 02, 2012

We Are the Church: Comforting Each Other

We Are the Church: Comforting Each Other John 21: 9-19 Today we’re doing something a...

June 2012

June 17, 2012

The Truth About Leadership: Think Outside the Box

The Truth About Leadership: Think Outside the Box 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 I was talking with...

June 05, 2012

You Don’t Look a Day Over 149

Well, I can tell you that a whole weekend of celebration is hard when you’re...

June 04, 2012

Writing a History

Writing a History John 3:1-17 150th Anniversary Today we bring to a close the year-long...

May 2012

May 21, 2012

Jesus Has Left the Building Luke 24:44-53 Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed! I...

May 21, 2012

Poetry Corner

Maybe Sweet Jesus, talking his melancholy madness, stood up in the boat ...

May 10, 2012

We Pray for Children

As the Children, Youth and a New Kind of Christianity Conference closes today, I was...

May 09, 2012

Words of Oscar Romero, for North Carolina Today

It helps, now and then, to step back and take a long view. The kingdom...

May 06, 2012

Jazzy Prayers

I wrote recently at Associated Baptist Press about my friend G. Travis Norvell and his...

May 06, 2012

Everything Changes: From Barren to Bountiful

Everything Changes: From Barren to Bountiful John 15:1-11 Christ is risen! Christ is risen, indeed!...

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