Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
In this episode, I talk to Joshua Gritter, who is the co-lead pastor along with his wife Lara at First Presbyterian Church in Salisbury, NC. We talk about his article in Presbyterian Outlook “Anxiety, politics, and the lost mysticism of the church,” where he talks about how we Christians in the US have placed their... Continue Reading →
Why we need to move from affirmation to discipleship for LGBTQ people.
How are we receiving each other? How are we welcoming each other? How do we treat strangers, especially those who don’t agree with us?
What are we including and why? Why are we being inclusive? What are we being inclusive for?
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 →
The Lord is for me—I won’t be afraid. What can anyone do to me? -Psalm 118:6 In the aftermath of the Paris terrorist attacks, I've been watching with some disgust the number of governors who have said they won't take in Syrian refugees. The chances that one a refugee could actually be a terrorist is... Continue Reading →
About a week ago, the church I am pastor at voted to become an Open and Affirming congregation, meaning it openly welcomes LGBT persons into the life of the church. I think it was a big step for the church. It might help people who were thinking of visiting the church to take a second... Continue Reading →
There has been something that has been bothering me for a while. Usually when people start talking about gay ordination or same-sex marriage, someone on the pro side will say something to the effect: "Jesus was inclusive," or "Jesus welcomed everybody." Now, I'm all for welcoming people into our churches in the way that Jesus... Continue Reading →
As Jesus and his disciples traveled along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Human One[a] has no place to lay his head.” 59 Then Jesus said to someone else, “Follow me.” He replied, “Lord,... Continue Reading →
It's one thing to say that if one supports torture that you wonder about their faith. It is quite another to say that someone has created a mortal sin, one worthy enough of no longer being in fellowship.
The Clockwork Pastor 