Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
Last night at church we held our first Summer Evening Worship. As many of you know, First Christian shares space with a UCC congregation and a Lutheran congregation. I shared an idea with the pastor of the Lutheran church about having a contemplative worship service during the summer and she took to the idea. We... Continue Reading →
Last week, Sharon Watkins, the General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) released a pastoral letter regarding the denomination's stance on homosexuality. It was sent to all churches in the denomination and late last week, a letter came to the church where I serve as Associate Pastor. You can read the... Continue Reading →
“Water is Thicker Than Blood”Mark 3: 20-35 and 2 Corinthians 4:13 - 5:1June 10, 2012First Christian ChurchMinneapolis, MNEarlier this year, I chaperoned my parents as we travled to Puerto Rico so that my mother could see her relatives. It was a good trip, I got to see my Uncle Salvador who still doing well in... Continue Reading →
Growing up in the African American church, I'm used to hearing people in a congregation being referred as Brother or Sister So and So. I remember the women who sit in the front of the church usually in dressed in white and they have always been called "The Mothers Board." I've been used to hearing... Continue Reading →
The pastor of a Disciples of Christ congregation in Colorado shows another way to help a church turnaround from decline: simply love the people: When I came to Mountair I had a close friend tell me to do nothing but love people for a year. I didn’t like that advice much. I saw so many... Continue Reading →
Originally posted in November of 2011. A few weeks back, I happened to be browsing the religious website Patheos and came accross a blog post by Greg Garrett called "God Commands Compassion, Not Evangelism." The title fascinated me and the excerpt was even more interesting: "Christianity is not about praying in a certain way, or... Continue Reading →
Alan Bevere again picks up the the theme of being prophetic in a post today: I have spent some time this week in the Old Testament prophetic books. I do not find it surprising that most prophets are not accepted in their own time. Their cutting words of truth at best fall on stopped ears.... Continue Reading →
With Trinity Sunday coming up, I decided to share a sermon I gave on Trinity Sunday 2009. “Come to the Table”Isaiah 6:1-8, John 3:1-17June 7, 2009Trinity SundayFirst Christian ChurchMinneapolis, MNA few months ago, my partner Daniel and I were invited to have high tea. A friend of mine this in an auction and she invited... Continue Reading →
One of the things that is not so obvious to persons with aspergers is the fact that work is a place where social bonds are formed. To someone with aspergers, work is, well, it's work. Most of us don't see work as a place where we make friends. If that happens, great, but we aren't... Continue Reading →
I will let you in on a little secret. This is actually the second version of the sermon I preached on Pentecost. I had written one sermon and it just didn't work for the situation. So, with about 40 minutes to spare before the service, I made some major edits. So, here is the second... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 