One of my favorite cartoons growing up was the 1975 television special based on Maurice Sendak's books with songs by Carole King. Really Rosie was the name of the special and the song that I remember the most is "Pierre, the Boy Who Doesn't Care." Pierre is a little boy that seems to go through... Continue Reading →
Sermon: That’s Me In the Corner
Galatians 1:13-17; 2:15-21 and Luke 18:9-14 Sixth Sunday of Easter Losing My Religion Sermon Series May 21, 2016 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Click here to listen to the audio. It’s been about two years since our congregation voted to become an Open and Affirming congregation, meaning that we openly welcome Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and... Continue Reading →
Shirts & Skins
How are Christians to act when it comes to public policy? How do we handle differences, deep differences? How do we remain in community? How do we show grace to each other? How do we witness to the wider world a different way of being?
Attention (Former) Kmart Shoppers
I wrote an article about the demise of Kmart over at my Medium blog. I talk about its heyday and what has happened under Eddie Lampert who seems to be sucking Sears and Kmart dry. Here is a sample: Other news outlets, such as the New York Post report the same thing: Lampert is stripping... Continue Reading →