Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
My post last night bothered me a bit, partially because I don't think I did a good job of explaining myself. Chalk it up to lateness of the hour and dealing with a cat that was trying to use my laptop as warming pad. So, I wanted to offer another post to share some thought... Continue Reading →
A recent online conversation has led me back to the old debate about the phrase "hate the sin, love the sinner."* As I said back in 2012, I've never had the reaction that other mainline/progressive Christians seem to have about it. Blogger Ben Godsen shares why he feels we need to kick this phrase to... Continue Reading →
I'm a little wary about writing this. The reason for my skittishness is that I don't want my frustrations to be misunderstood. But I think I need to try to find someway to share these frustrations; otherwise they will eat me alive. Anyone that knows me knows that I am a bit focused on new... Continue Reading →
I will be writing a blog post on partisanship and the church, but right now I need to chat about dealing with self-esteem when you are on the autistic spectrum. People with Aspergers especially deal with low self-esteem, partially because of being bullied and partially because we tend to isolate ourselves when we've been bullied. ... Continue Reading →
I’m preaching on Micah 6:1-8 this weekend. Here is a past sermon from 2005.
For those who look at my blog to get ideas for preaching (all two of you), I have a link to a sermon I preached for the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany in 2005. It even sounds timely because it focuses on same sex marriage. Click on the link below to learn more.
What that passage is all about? Are we saying that God supports the Affordable Care Act or raising the minimum wage to $15/hour?
Writer’s note: I was going to write another post about church planting in Mainline churches, and I still plan to, but I think this post sums up a lot of what I am feeling still. One update: I am not leading the new church team anymore.
As most of you know, I’ve been the head of a new church ministry in my Region. There have been some good and not so good developments in the area of church planting last year, though for the most part it was a down year in many ways. The good news is that our group got bigger as a few more people expressed interest in being involved. The so-so news is how I’m leading. I want to give people the chance to step up and take part, but I have to balance that with the need to just get something done.
The not-so-good things is the fact that a lot of potential church plants just died on the vine. One planter looked like he was going to plant a new community in the eastern suburbs of the Twin Cities. Things seemed to be moving ahead and then he back out…
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While this Pope is different in tone than his predecessors Benedict and John Paul I don't think for a moment that he is shaking up the Vactican -at least not in the way that some would like.
The story of David and Bathsheba is the Bible’s own political thriller. It has everything: powerful men, sexual affairs, murder and cover ups. Before there was Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, there was David and Bathsheba.
Every so often, more often than I'd like to admit, I get this feeling that I am a failure- especially when it comes to this pastor thing.
The Clockwork Pastor 