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May 2015

May 29, 2015

My Evolution: Now It’s Getting Personal

30 years ago, I was ordained an elder in The Church of the Nazarene. The...

May 27, 2015

Simply Put – Peace

REGARDLESS OF THE ENEMY, AS FOLLOWERS OF CHRIST, WE ARE SIMPLY CALLED TO LIVE IN PEACE

May 23, 2015

PLEASE DON’T “Suffer the Children”

It seems there are an abundance of abuse stories in the church today. While all abuse...

May 22, 2015

Just Feed the Hungry, Don’t Worry About the Law

Did you know 74 different cities [and growing] actually have laws against feeding the hungry in public?...

May 21, 2015

Discerning the Spirits

One of the complaints I have leveled at me for my Spirit-led progressive faith is...

May 21, 2015

Keep Coming Back

It being Mother's Day today and all, I am doing a lot of thinking about...

May 21, 2015

Is Life ‘Without Regrets’ The Way To Live?

I hear too many people saying, ‘I live my life without regrets.’ When we say...

May 12, 2015

What’s The Sales Pitch?

Is friendship important to you? It is to me. Why do you make friends? Are...

May 11, 2015

Hypocrisy 101- The EVIL Internet

We have lived in our new City for just over six months, and I am...

May 09, 2015

That Was Me Trying

I have struggled with addiction the better part of my life. Like many before me,...

May 05, 2015

It’s Not Turn or Burn, and It Never Was

I've always been repelled by the Turn and Burn crowd. I think, for me, the...

May 01, 2015

See The Good

I am always amazed at how many Pastors, and "christians," want to point out all...

May 01, 2015

Thinking Out Loud

One of the first lessons clergy learn in their ministry is that being “the preacher”...