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 →
Learning to Love "Bubba"
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 →
The Numbers Game
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 →
The Numbers Game
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 →
Sunday Sermon: February 12, 2012
“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 →
Sunday Sermon: February 12, 2012
“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 →
Autism As A Dial, Not a Switch
A recent op-ed by psychiatrist Paul Steinberg about Asperger's Syndrome is getting a lot of attention with in autism circles, most of it negative. Steinberg is a little wary of the Asperger diagnosis, saying that it is not "true" autism. He notes: Considered to be at the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, Asperger... Continue Reading →
Autism As A Dial, Not a Switch
A recent op-ed by psychiatrist Paul Steinberg about Asperger's Syndrome is getting a lot of attention with in autism circles, most of it negative. Steinberg is a little wary of the Asperger diagnosis, saying that it is not "true" autism. He notes: Considered to be at the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, Asperger... Continue Reading →
Planned Parenthod vs. Susan G. Komen: Same S*%!, Different Day
I'm not going to get into the specifics of the whole Komen controversy because its been done ad nausem. But I do have one question: where should the Church be in all this? The whole mess concerning the two groups was one more annoying incident in the culture wars. Each side, including many a Christian,... Continue Reading →
Planned Parenthod vs. Susan G. Komen: Same S*%!, Different Day
I'm not going to get into the specifics of the whole Komen controversy because its been done ad nausem. But I do have one question: where should the Church be in all this? The whole mess concerning the two groups was one more annoying incident in the culture wars. Each side, including many a Christian,... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 