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November 2014

November 07, 2014

Just As I Am

I don’t think you’re an idiot at all. I mean, there are elements of the...

December 2013

December 25, 2013

@PONTIFEXCELLENT: ‘Nolle timere’

"Jesus is Love incarnate. He is not simply a teacher of wisdom, he is not...

November 2013

November 03, 2013

On My Nightstand

book pileEvery day a new book arrives in the mail from one publisher or another,...

November 03, 2013

PASTRIX Bonus

"I’m almost always stricken by an experience of God. Broken into a million pieces and...

December 2012

December 17, 2012

‘At the Sound of Mary’s Greeting, Elizabeth’s Child Leapt Within Her’

Can you see the living God in this girl's face? I can.

December 12, 2012

It’s the End of the World As We Know It and I Feel … Peace

The idea of losing my father terrified me and made me panicky. I wouldn’t let...

November 2012

November 14, 2012

Smell. Sip. Sacrament.

Of all the exotic aromas and experiences from my sojourn in Ethiopia, it’s the frankincense...

November 08, 2012

GODSTUFF: God Girl and Eugene Peterson on Navigating Change

“There’s an elusive quality to life itself and if we try to hard, we miss...

October 2012

October 17, 2012

Ethiopian Orthodoxy, Tewahedo, and ‘Being Made One’

We finally returned to the boats, where the rest of our group was waiting patiently,...

May 2012

May 31, 2012

Deliver Us From Smugness

It is not the imperfection or presence of conflict themselves within the Communion of the...

May 20, 2012

Rob Bell: ‘Surrender the Outcomes’

How do you step out and take a risk — as a pastor, as an...

May 20, 2012

Bare Feet and Dolphins: The Return of Rob Bell

“Oh, a dolphin.” The speaker, dressed in khaki jeans, a blue t-shirt and flip-flops, interrupts...

March 2012

March 09, 2012

‘Why I Hate Religion But Love YouTube’

Early this year I visited the Episcopal parish outside Chicago where my family and I...

January 2012

January 05, 2012

An Invitation to The Great Conversation

A California vicar I know likes to describe the life of faith — the Church...

August 2011

August 21, 2011

GODSTUFF: The problem with Christian labels

If the New Yorker piece is any indication, apparently we evangelicals remain an elusive, vastly...

August 10, 2011

GODSTUFF: Justin Bieber not afraid to use the ‘J-word’

Most teen stars are more carefully produced and packaged than a pair of glass slippers,...

July 2011

July 19, 2011

GODSTUFF: Dudeism, Dogma, Special Ladyism and What Have You…

What would the Dude do? That is the central spiritual, if not theological, concern of...

May 2011

May 20, 2011

GODSTUFF: Rapture Practice!

On your drive to Costco this weekend to restock your cache of toilet paper, hummus...

April 2011

April 12, 2011

GODSTUFF: “Soul Surfer” strikes balance between faith and fiction

“Soul Surfer” succeeds where many other Christian-themed films fail. It strikes a satisfying balance between...

April 05, 2011

GODSTUFF: Church of the Holy Hand Grenade

The website of the Dove World Outreach Center describes the tiny church in Gainesville, Fla.,...

March 2011

March 14, 2011

GODSTUFF: Heretic, Shmeretic. Love Wins.

Rob Bell is a heretic. And so are you. But that's the good news. It's...

March 03, 2011

GODSTUFF: “The Sunset Limited” ~ Big ideas in a small film

Art is maddeningly dynamic. It does not, and will not, mean the same thing to...

October 2010

October 29, 2010

Welcome to the Communion of the Saints, Wee Man

[wpvideo mgQ8Dky5] The stunningly beautiful images of Vasco's baptism last Saturday in the Pacific at...

October 27, 2010

GODSTUFF: Your story is our story.

Vasco was baptized in the same waters where the ashes of the uncle he never...

October 13, 2010

GODSTUFF: Forty on 40 ~ Spiritual Lessons at Midlife…

40. There is nothing you can do that would make God throw up God’s hands,...

October 08, 2010

Friday Swag Bag Grab Quiz: U2 and Faith – Still Haven’t Found What You’re Looking For?

We're a wee bit late celebrating U2's 34th birthday (September 25, 1976), but what the...

October 04, 2010

A Little Happy: Loving the hard part(s)

We're hard. We have pointy bits and rough edges and sharp scary corners. Sometimes we're...

September 2010

September 08, 2010

GODSTUFF: Praying for your kids and their Anam Cara

Tuesday was the first day of school here in our sleepy seaside town in southern...

August 2010

August 25, 2010

GODSTUFF: The mirror has two faces

Six years ago, I sat down with a young Illinois state senator for a lengthy...

August 23, 2010