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June 2016

June 02, 2016

We Are Connected

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

May 2016

May 26, 2016

Pro-Life, What Does That Mean?

I’m certain this posting will piss a few people off, but I’ve decided long ago...

April 2016

April 01, 2016

Claiming to Be A Follower of Christ

Is it just me, or is this whole Republican Political Cycle driving you crazy? I...

March 2016

March 28, 2016

What’s the Shape of Water?

Define the shape of water? Think about it for a moment, and tell me what’s...

March 14, 2016

Free Speech Works Both Ways

I wonder if our Political Leaders are simply mirrors reflecting back to us our images? When...

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 27, 2016

The Parable of the Greedy CEO

After speaking to a large crowd for a long time, Jesus was looking forward to...

February 19, 2016

War Solves Nothing

I always get nerves when I hear our Leaders, and potential Leaders, speak about war....

February 18, 2016

In Response to The Death of The Progressive Conversation

[NOTE] This is long, but so was the original article I don’t normally address other...

February 16, 2016

A Lasting Peace

Peace is not achieved with military force. No war in history has brought about a...

February 12, 2016

We Should Be Changed

Christ should change you, that seems to be a given – but is it? Christ...

February 09, 2016

If you’re unable to speak in love…

How you speak shows how you express your faith to others. How you speak to others, shows others...

February 08, 2016

Change is a process, not an event

Feminist deconstructionist Barbara Johnson, Harvard-based business consultant John P. Kotter and others are credited with...

February 07, 2016

I don’t always know what God’s will is for me, but I always know what it’s not

Circulated within Twelve Step circles, this little exercise in logic opens a door. It can...

January 2016

January 06, 2016

Finding The YOU in Being Born from Above

To paraphrase the great swordsman Inigo Montoya [Mandy Patinkin] from The Princes Bride, 'You Keep Using...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

What Real Heroes Look Like

Over the past several years I've seen memes on Facebook sharing pictures of soldiers shooting the...

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 20, 2015

Teaching The Children

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 19, 2015

Nothing

Nothing. PERIOD.

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 21, 2015

Discerning the Spirits

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