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March 2019

March 02, 2019

“Why Are You NOT Evangelical?”

Not to long ago I was asked that very question; why are you not evangelical?...

February 2018

February 15, 2018

We Need Action, Not Just Thoughts and Prayers

As Americans we have allowed violence and abuse to become normalized in our culture. We...

December 2017

December 17, 2017

So This Is Christmas, and What Have You Done?

So this is Christmas and what have you done? Another year over and a new...

May 2017

May 01, 2017

Your Own Cultural Jesus

Followers of Jesus think, “Let’s get out from behind these walls, ready to get messy,...

April 2017

April 12, 2017

Following Makes You A Follower

Doctrine does not determine who is a follower of Christ, following the teachings of Jesus...

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 03, 2017

Here Are Some Things We Should Give-up For Lent

While trying to answer those question, here's a list of things, I believe, we should...

February 2017

February 25, 2017

Immigration In America

Please read the entire article before commenting - it might be an emotional read, you...

February 19, 2017

We Are Called to Resist

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

February 04, 2017

Why I’ve Said Nothing About Bowling Green

Let our voices be voices that challenge the status quo; let our voices be voices...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

Love is Going Deeper

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

January 09, 2017

The Confessions of a Pastor

Over my time in Ordained Ministry I’ve had some amazing highs, and some dramatic lows....

January 08, 2017

As a Sissy, I’m Not Excited About Trump’s America

Because, and this is just my point of view, neither Trump, or the Republicans, have...

December 2016

December 31, 2016

The Difference Between a Bar, and a Church

One day, while speaking to a gathering of people, The Naked Jesus was confronted by...

December 19, 2016

Paralized by Fear

It’s when we learn that forgiveness starts with us we find the point of our...

December 11, 2016

Love Should Be Our Lifestyle

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

December 09, 2016

Keeping Christ in Christianity

So, you want to keep Christ in Christmas? Well, here's what you do – feed...

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 15, 2016

So, You Want To See Change?

When we reach out beyond our limited understanding of the world around us, we’re able...

November 03, 2016

Be The Goodness

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

October 2016

October 25, 2016

Institutional Racism is a Reality

To claim otherwise would indicate we’re either blind, ignorant, or just happy we’re not the...

October 17, 2016

Show Me Your Story

You see, I don't see tattoos as just meaningless marks, I see each tattoo as...

October 13, 2016

Are You Willing to Vote “None of the Above?”

You see, if you’re asking “How Would Jesus Vote?” you need to push aside your...

October 11, 2016

Happy Birthday

I pray for the time in our world, our cultures, our religions, were assumptions are...

October 06, 2016

A Very Poor Light To Walk By

Fear paralyzes, fear negates love, forgiveness, and acceptance; fear stops us dead in our tracks...

October 06, 2016

Could Not Come Up With A Title

Ever wonder how Calvinist, Reformed, or Neo-Reformed Theology has screwed up the teachings of Christ?...

October 04, 2016

Who Cares What Translation You Use

I have watched people argue over which translation they claim to be the “true” translation...

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...

September 16, 2016

The Bad Idea of Appeasing an Angry God

To me, what grows from this theory is a judgmental, wrathful, mean-spirited God, which causes...

September 08, 2016

We Should all Share our Stories, and be Vulnerable in the Process

What confused me the most is that in all the dialogs surrounding the non-importance of...