This past week, the Presbyterian Church (USA) meeting in Detroit, approved pastors being able to marry same sex partners in … More
Category: Jesus
Sermon: “The Healing Power of Collard Greens”
This is a sermon I preached on Easter evening in 2005. It is the text I will be preaching on … More
Repost: I Miss the Old Mel White
The positive Mel White of old the “SpongeBob Squarepants of the gay community” is long gone. What’s left is a man that’s pretty pissed off at the church and when I say church, I mean the whole church.
On Monsters, Boston…and Daleks
A Presbyterian Pastor reflects on the British Science fiction series Dr. Who as a modern fairy tale about fighting monsters … More
On Holy Friendships
My thoughts these days are drifting towards relationships, or the lack thereof in churches. I’ve been thinking about this in … More
Sermon: “On Pastors and Pastures”
A sermon from Good Shepherd Sunday 2006. “On Pastors and Pastures” John 10:11-18, Psalm 23 May 7, 2006 Lake Harriet … More
“A Tale of Four Marys:” A Good Friday Sermon
This is a sermon I gave at an ecumenical service in 2010. “A Tale of Four Marys” John 19:25 Good … More
Good Friday: Now With Zombies!
It’s Holy Week, so that means I’m going to hear a number of pastors use their blog space to talk … More
You Really Don’t Want a Wild Jesus. Trust Me.
If there’s something that I’ve grown tired of is the whole trend in American Christianity to be “radical.” We don’t want some meek and mild Jesus; no sir. We want a Jesus who is kicking ass and takin’ names.
A Theology of Inclusion, Part One
The church where I serve as Associate Pastor is discerning becoming and Open and Affirming congregation. As we talk about … More
