Classes started this past Wednesday, which means, among other things, that my to-do list has morphed - rather than containing all the shows on our TiVo I haven’t gotten around to yet, it now is a page full of readings and administrative details. All of the sudden Calvin is more important than House and I [...]

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Part of my birthday present involved driving four hours to this bookstore in Vermont. You, like Adam, might think that four hours is a long way to drive for a bookstore, but that only means that you, like Adam, have never been to this bookstore because it is so worth four hours in the [...]

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In one paragraph, state your hopes and concerns regarding the church and its mission.
    The church has always been a place of both comfort and challenge for me. It is my hope that the church remain both of these places not only for individuals, but for the world. At its best, the church provides [...]

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In first grade I memorized many things. So many things, in fact, I can’t even remember them all - clearly it worked well. What I do remember memorizing is the Lord’s Prayer and Psalm 23. Both are prayers/psalms that just roll off the tongue and I don’t ever remembering reading them - as I found [...]

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“Cardinal Trujillo recently claimed that condoms were helping spread HIV/AIDS. The pathogens, he said, pass through a microscopic “net” in latex condoms. Scientists and public health officials have responded repeatedly that this is false, but the Vatican persists, calling the health experts “wrong.” Cardinal McCarrick, Archbishop of Washington, says, “condoms too often fail.” But it [...]

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A short theology reading to kick off your weekend (from the Scots Confession in the PCUSA Book of Confessions):
(Note: Kirk = church. I highlighted my "favorite" parts. I know this is annoying language, but definitely worth your time - too funny . . . and scary, very scary. I wonder sometimes why we keep these [...]

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Thank you for the comment on the first post, Sally. It’s my first one (obviously) so I will cherish it always. I assume a big part of the urge to blog (which I don’t really feel personally, but am trying to be open) is the desire to get feedback on your ideas. [...]

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Okay.  I’m sorry.  I’ve been harping on this text about Abraham and Isaac for far too long now; but it won’t leave me alone.  I preached on it on Sunday and it went fine - I definitely opened the text up a bit, but I’m still no clearer myself on what to do with this [...]

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There were a lot of conversations taking place at the Emergent
Convention this year and most of them are new to me, but it seems like
the underlying issue is how are we going to be church in our time and
place?
We can talk about emerging theology, youth ministry,
leadership, worship, et cetera, but the issue has to be [...]

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This weekend marks the second anniversary of our country’s involvement in the war in Iraq. It is also the beginning of holy week and I am struck by the timing. Ever since the peace of Constantine in the 4th century (look what they teach you in seminary) Christianity has struggled with being an [...]

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