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June 2018

June 16, 2018

Sessions, I’m Calling BS On Your Understanding of Romans

As a follower of Jesus, I am called to love others, to accept then for...

April 2018

April 16, 2018

Face The Strange: changing to meet this generation

Are you looking for that new program you can implement in your church that will...

June 2017

June 26, 2017

The Feast

Who is welcomed at your table?

May 2017

May 26, 2017

This Memorial Weekend, I’ll be Doing Something Disruptively Different

Over our 241 year history, the USA have been at war for 219 of those years,...

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 27, 2017

Is Love an emotion or an action?

When we meet someone for the first time, we need to be open to falling...

April 22, 2017

Why I Fear A Christian Nation

I fear the idea of a Christian Nation. Why? Because, at no point in history,...

April 17, 2017

Is Exclusion Persecution?

I normally don’t listen to Preachers on the radio. Why? Well, to say it kindly,...

April 01, 2017

Beging a Dangerous Church

I’m a firm believer that we are called to reach out, and with love, to...

March 2017

March 23, 2017

Making Love Personal

What if, you read 1 Corinthians 13 in a very unusual way? What if, it...

March 12, 2017

Many Misunderstand the Concept of Tolerance

Saying others must accept your views, or they’re being intolerant, is simply a complete misunderstanding...

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 22, 2017

How Can We Reach Young Families?

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

February 17, 2017

Five Questions Churches Should Never Ask Themselves

Churches spend a great deal of time claiming they’re not a business, but still striving...

February 11, 2017

Asking, how would Jesus deal with Terrorism is asking the wrong question.

Asking the question, “How would Jesus deal with terrorism [or a terrorist]?” is asking the...

January 2017

January 24, 2017

DC Meets DC: Welcome To htraE

The point I desire to make here is that on htraE they live by a...

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 29, 2016

We All Know A Richard

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

December 19, 2016

Paralized by Fear

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

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...

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 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 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?...

September 2016

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...

August 2016

August 25, 2016

Abuse Does Not Make You Stronger

When I hear anyone say, "it makes you stronger" I hear people who are trying...