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January 2017

January 26, 2017

Following Jesus in the Age of Trump: Resistance as a Spiritual Practice

“Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor...

July 2016

July 29, 2016

On Living Wide Awake: A Prayer

Good and gracious God, Awaken us. May we see violence, oppression, hatred, hoarding, power, and...

July 28, 2016

10 Things Church Can Learn From Geeks

As the Church continues its slow and laborious downward-turned death spiral, geek culture continues to...

July 20, 2016

On the Limitations of Words – A Prayer

Good and gracious God, Sometimes our words get in the way. Sometimes we allow our...

July 19, 2016

A Christian Minister’s Rewrite of the RNC’s “Christian” Prayer

There's been a whole lot of discussion and (rightful) condemning of the opening statement and...

July 05, 2016

10 Cliches Christians Should Stop Saying

I think people who say these cliches are mostly trying to be kind, grateful, and...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Being More Loving [A Prayer]

Good and gracious God, We sometimes struggle to love the way we should. We sometimes...

May 24, 2016

10 Things You Can’t Vote For While Following Jesus

Being a “Christian” means “being a little Christ.” Put even more succinctly, it means “following...

May 18, 2016

Favorite Bible Verses from the GOP “Leadership”

Matthew 7:12 “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to...

May 17, 2016

May We Stop Creating God in Our Image [A Prayer]

Good and gracious God, We love you. But, the you we love is the you...

May 04, 2016

The Lord’s Prayer: DEscription Not PREscription (6 of 6)

In this series, I’m discussing The Lord’s Prayer, and why I believe it reflects some...

May 03, 2016

The Lord’s Prayer: DEscription Not PREscription (5 of 6)

In this series, I’m discussing The Lord’s Prayer, and why I believe it reflects some...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

The Lord’s Prayer: DEscription Not PREscription (4 of 6)

In this series, I’m discussing The Lord’s Prayer, and why I believe it reflects Jesus’...

April 29, 2016

The Lord’s Prayer: DEscription Not PREscription (3 of 6)

In this series, I’m discussing The Lord’s Prayer, and why I believe that it is...

April 29, 2016

The Lord’s Prayer: DEscription Not PREscription (2 of 6)

In this series, I’m discussing The Lord’s Prayer, and why I believe that it is...

April 28, 2016

The Lord’s Prayer: DEscription Not PREscription

Most Sundays, The Lord’s Prayer can be heard echoing in dull monotone from churches around...

April 27, 2016

Dear Bernie: Please Keep Running with Dr. King’s Dream

Dear Bernie, I hate to admit it, but I was wrong. A few years ago,...

April 07, 2016

Progressive? Christian? Voter? You Need This…

Politics, much like mega-churches, have become a cult of personality. We've seen it for years...

March 2016

March 29, 2016

Bernie & the Bible: Why This Southern Minister Endorses Bernie Sanders for President

There's a cartoon by Andy Marlette making its way around social media that depicts Jesus...

March 23, 2016

The Frightening Implications of Easter

Even with the gruesome reality of Jesus’ suffering on “Good” Friday, our modern understanding of...

March 23, 2016

A Hysterical Response to NC’s Latest LGBT Legislative Attacks

Beginning today, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, the North Carolina government is going to be wasting...

March 22, 2016

When You Assume You Make…

Remember that old saying? “When you assume you make an ass out of you and...

March 16, 2016

A Prayer on the Divisions We’ve Created

Good and gracious God, Let there be peace on Earth and let it begin with...

March 15, 2016

10 Trump Quotes and 10 Bible Verses Questioning His Christianity

Donald Trump seems to have found “religion.” That is to say, it is notable that...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Love Looks Like a Lesbian Minister

There is no greater love than when someone risks their own life for the sake...

February 05, 2016

Paternal Concerns – A Message on Naming God

A message based on Isaiah 49:8-16. Naming God is difficult at best, divisive even in...

February 01, 2016

If Opinions Were Colors, Progressives Would Be Purple

We Progressive Christians pride ourselves on how open-minded we are and how our open minds...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

A Letter to Progressive Christians: “On the Death of Progressive Christianity”

Dear Fellow Progressive Christians, I have bad news. I'm really sorry about this; but, the...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

A Prayer of Awakening for the New Year

Good and gracious God, Awaken us. May this new year be the year we see...

November 2015

November 29, 2015

A Prayer for the 1st Sunday of Advent

Good and gracious God, It is never easy to wait... that may be why Advent...

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