Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
I stumbled across a post by Methodist blogger Allan Bevere on the prophetic nature of the church. He ends to post like this:As I continue to say-- when Christians hear the word "politics" they should not think state; they should think church. For Christians, our politic is church. But that clearly is not what it... Continue Reading →
Ten years ago during Ash Wednesday of 2002, I was a chaplain at Luther Hall in Minneapolis. Luther Hall was what you would probably call a nursing home, though the people there were at various stages in their lives; some were transitioning from surgery, back to home or to another facility; but some were there... Continue Reading →
I didn't mention this in my previous post, but that post grew from something Methodist Pastor Allan Bevere said about the HHS/birth control decision. He explains why he thinks what the Obama Administration did originally (and in its compromise) was so distrubing: I have to say as a mainline Methodist, I really appreciate the irony of... Continue Reading →
So, I'm going to treat into the waters of the birth control vs. religious liberty debate that has been going on for a while. I've been wondering how Christians should handle this issue. Now, I tend think birth control is a good idea. Teenage pregnancy is not a good thing and well, women should be... Continue Reading →
I was reading an article in the New Yorker today on the white working class in America and how they are falling further and further behind economically and socially. If you haven't read it, I would urge folks to read George Packer's essay, "Poor, White and Republican." Packer gives a good description of these folks... Continue Reading →
I was reading an article in the New Yorker today on the white working class in America and how they are falling further and further behind economically and socially. If you haven't read it, I would urge folks to read George Packer's essay, "Poor, White and Republican." Packer gives a good description of these folks... Continue Reading →
If you're the pastor of a mainline Protestant congregation, one of the things that you do a lot of is obesess over numbers. We are always paying attention to the attendance on Sunday mornings during worship. We wonder how many folks will attend Christmas Eve or Maundy Thursday. We wonder how many will come... Continue Reading →
If you're the pastor of a mainline Protestant congregation, one of the things that you do a lot of is obesess over numbers. We are always paying attention to the attendance on Sunday mornings during worship. We wonder how many folks will attend Christmas Eve or Maundy Thursday. We wonder how many will come... Continue Reading →
“I’ve Got Work To Do” Mark 1:40-45 and I Corinthians 9:24-27 February 12, 2012 (Sixth Sunday of Epiphany) First Christian Church Minneapolis, MN One of the things you probably don’t know about me is that I play the piano. Not well, but I can play a few notes. I started playing when I... Continue Reading →
“I’ve Got Work To Do” Mark 1:40-45 and I Corinthians 9:24-27 February 12, 2012 (Sixth Sunday of Epiphany) First Christian Church Minneapolis, MN One of the things you probably don’t know about me is that I play the piano. Not well, but I can play a few notes. I started playing when I... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 