Love, apologies, and prayer breakfasts
I sat in a room filled with hundreds of Christians and felt a little bit like an outsider. This was the second year I’ve attended…
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Pastoral Persona
A while back, Verily put out an article: Three Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Post Something on Social Media The basic three questions are…
See(k)ing Jesus
I’m sometimes asked what the difference is between Christians who are out there serving people in the world and regular, ordinary people, who are out…
Prodigal Rabbi
A couple of weeks ago, Trevor and I were at a workshop about how we change our thinking in the church from membership to discipleship….
Forcing Growth
We have probably 20 volunteer red bud trees growing in the landscaping of our back yard. If we simply let them be, they are in…
Confession of faith
I confess… Tonight our confirmation students were asked to state their faith. To imagine that they had been arrested for their faith and had to…
Out of the Mouths of Children
I spend a good chunk of time every week preparing to preach the word of God through liturgy choices, attention to hymns, exegetical work, praying,…
Renegade Gospel: The Red-Letter Rebel
There was a challenge issued TWICE by Mike Slaughter in chapter one of this Renegade Gospel book we are examining during this Lenten season: to…