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June 2017

June 26, 2017

The Feast

Who is welcomed at your table?

April 2017

April 07, 2017

The Church Can’t Dance

I’m your average nerdy white guy; I dance like your average nerdy white guy. Given...

March 2017

March 29, 2017

Captivated by Christ

To quote the great theologians, Cheap Trick, “I want you to want me. I need...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

How Can We Reach Young Families?

Whenever I’m asked those How questions I usually answer with my Why questions,...

February 19, 2017

We Are Called to Resist

Was John the Baptist resisting authority when he publicly scolded King Herod for his infidelity?...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

Love is Going Deeper

There is nothing deeper in scripture then love; with the exception of learning to live...

December 2016

December 29, 2016

We All Know A Richard

We All Know A Richard: This story is not what you think - read it,...

December 11, 2016

Love Should Be Our Lifestyle

People were drawn to Jesus because he loved them; they were drawn to the early...

November 2016

November 17, 2016

It’s Not To Be A Better Christian, It’s To Be A Better Human

For Jesus, to be a follower, means you change – you grow – you give...

November 03, 2016

Be The Goodness

As I look around my world, I see the evil that surrounds us. I...

September 2016

September 28, 2016

How I View the “Trinity”

Few things concerning the nature of the Divine will cause a bigger debate then the...

August 2016

August 27, 2016

Random is Connection, and in turn, Connection is Random: What Does That Say For Evangelical Theology?

In the realm of the nothing we were doing, we did, or at least I...

July 2016

July 19, 2016

Be A Voice For Change

So, we have a choice, we can either be a voice showing love wins, or...

July 11, 2016

Hearing Voices

Claiming the Collective Narrative is a “closed book” – means no other writings, no other...

July 07, 2016

In Most Cases, Church Screws Things Up

Over the past century we have confused this amazing Collective Narrative – or grace, of...

June 2016

June 30, 2016

Speaking a New Language

For me, theological language is meaningless [there, I said it] when it speaks of concepts...

June 22, 2016

feeling Into Others

When we live in the Divine, we should reach out to ‘feeling into’ the lives...

June 13, 2016

It’s Not Just a ‘Heart Problem’

Call it whatever you desire, a terrorist act, a hate crime – whatever. Just don’t...

June 12, 2016

It is harder to….

Too many of us take the easy road, when we should be taking the harder...

June 08, 2016

Our Faith Journey

Here are some benefits, I believe, help us on our journey with the Divine –...

June 02, 2016

We Are Connected

I'm a firm believer that life is too short to not understand how we're all...

March 2016

March 11, 2016

The Parable of a Beach Party

As Jesus was eating, and drinking with his first followers, several local Pastors and Elders came by...

February 2016

February 13, 2016

Ask More Questions

We should all have more questions than answers; if not, I believe, we lose the...

December 2015

December 22, 2015

A Christmas Message From The Naked Jesus

Many churches today speak of Jesus in two ways: Womb or Tomb, were everything centers...

December 17, 2015

A Transcendent Love

If you only love your neighbor because they're just like you, you're not truly loving others. We're...

June 2015

June 26, 2015

Unity in Love

I received an email today from someone who asked me why I hadn’t spoken about...

April 2015

April 30, 2015

How Do You Pray?

One of the most meaningless things a Follower of Christ can say is, "I will...

April 01, 2015

A New Parable of The Good Daughter

As Jesus was sharing the love and generosity of the Divine with those gathered around...