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January 2013

January 26, 2013

The Taint of Arrogance

by Randy Walker Arrogance is a two-edged sword. While it can make people feel superior...

January 25, 2013

Managing the Monkey-Mind and Moving Toward Compassion

Image from Wiertz Sébastien on Flickr by Timothy W. Hooker I’m probably not going...

January 21, 2013

Troublemaker to Posthumous Legend

How My Views of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Evolved Over Timeby Randy...

January 21, 2013

Our Rhetorical Civil War

by Zachary BailesOn March, 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated. Today, President Obama uses that same...

January 18, 2013

King, Clowns and the Third Way

“The arc of the moral universe is long but it bends towards justice,” proclaimed the...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

You Can’t Have It Both Ways!

by Randy Walker The senseless massacre that took place in a Connecticut elementary...

November 2012

November 27, 2012

Empathy vs Religion

by Randy Walker "You don’t need religion to have morals. If you can’t determine right...

November 15, 2012

Just Keep Climbing

by Randy Walker Life may be a journey, but it also feels very much like...

October 2012

October 10, 2012

Rich Young Ruler (Lectionary Reflection)

Photo used under Creative Commons from BuzzFarmers. Proper 23B/Pentecost 20 Mark 10:17-31 by David...

October 05, 2012

God? I Doubt it: Why I Became an Agnostic

by Randy Walker I am an agnostic who was born and raised in a very...

September 2012

September 25, 2012

Agnosticism: Not as Easy as You Think

by Randy Walker We agnostics are misunderstood and often shunned. Type “agnostic” into any search...

August 2012

August 30, 2012

Back To Church Again

The final entry of my sabbatical adventure away from the Church entitled: "Church No More." Almost...

August 15, 2012

Far Too Little Sabbath in the Sabbath

Part 5 of my sabbatical adventure away from the Church entitled: "Church No More." A little...

August 02, 2012

I Don’t Want To Go Back To Church and Why I Will

Part 4 of my sabbatical adventure away from the church entitled: "Church No More." A little...

July 2012

July 12, 2012

The “C” Word – Christianity

Part 3 of my sabbatical adventure away from the church entitled: "Church No More." A little over...

June 2012

June 30, 2012

The Church That Doesn’t Steal Your Joy

I lost my joy. I suspect there are a few of you who feel the...

June 28, 2012

How The Wild Goose Festival Cured My Heebie-Jeebies

Part 2 of my sabbatical adventure away from the church entitled: "Church No More." A...

June 12, 2012

“Ain’t Goin’ To Church No More,” Says Minister

I'm rewriting the old African-American spiritual “Down By the Riverside.” (Don't worry. It's Okay. I'm...

June 06, 2012

Letters from the Exile – ¡Viva la Revolución!

Dear Church, There is, by the nature of culture, always a gap between the younger...

May 2012

May 30, 2012

Building Arks. Surviving Floods. Rainbow Promises.

Image from LivingOS (flickr) I'm republishing the following sermon in co-ordination with an exceptional...

May 06, 2012

Machismo and the Tarheel Soul

I like calling North Carolina home. (I know, it sounds like I stole a line...

March 2012

March 21, 2012

My Birthday Wish…

I wish...I wish for peace. Real peace. If only for a moment.I wish for that...

February 2012

February 21, 2012

Don’t Get Caught In The Lent Trap

I like the idea of Lent. While it is one of the oldest observations of...

January 2012

January 12, 2012

This Ain’t Comin’ From No Prophet

One of the fun things many bloggers miss out on is figuring out what Google...

January 10, 2012

Jesus Was A Cowboy?

... or Re:Hashing #MarkDriscoll Okay. Mark Driscoll hasn't actually said, “Jesus was a cowboy” (yet),...

December 2011

December 22, 2011

What It Means to be Light Unto the Darkness

God sat in a pitch-dark, can't see your Divine hand in front of your face,...

December 01, 2011

War on Christmas? Sign This Minister Up.

Ah.... I LOVE this time of the year! Some people wait with bated breath for duck season,...

October 2011

October 11, 2011

Clobbering “Biblical” Gay Bashing

by Mark Sandlin This is a bit long for a blog post, but some may...

October 02, 2011

Voice(s) In The Wilderness

I've mentioned a time or two before, that the Church is dying. And because of...

August 2011

August 10, 2011

A Tale of Two Churches

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” For Dickens, those...

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