Do Black Lives Matter to Jesus? Some of you might not like the answer.
Black Lives Really Matter
The Invisibility of Progressive Christianity
Every so often, I've heard an argument that goes like this: "the press only talks about the Christians vs. the gays as if all Christians are against being gay. Don't they know that there are Christians who support gays?" The frustration comes from being ignored by the wider culture, especially the media. When we think... Continue Reading →
The Landscape for Mission (and Theology)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_Z0FchdKfI One of the things that my denomination, the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is trying to do better is helping people understand the context in which they are to be church. An initiative, the Landscape for Mission has come out that helps people explain the changing society that we find ourselves in and insight... Continue Reading →
What Am I?
A while back I had a discussion with a fellow pastor who is an evangelical. I shared some of my own frustrations within mainline denominations and he suggested that I am still an evangelical in many ways. This has me wondering at times what best describes my theology. In many ways I do exhibit more... Continue Reading →
Random Thoughts on the NSA and Metadata
I actually wrote this over a month ago as the NSA scandal started to break, posting it at Big Tent Revue, my political blog. An article by Baptist blogger Ed Setzer had me thinking about this again, so I decided to post it here with some additions. There’s a part of me that’s hesitant to... Continue Reading →
How a Gay Webcomic Teaches Christians About Resurrection
11 Mary stood outside near the tomb, crying. As she cried, she bent down to look into the tomb. 12 She saw two angels dressed in white, seated where the body of Jesus had been, one at the head and one at the foot. 13 The angels asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” She replied, “They have... Continue Reading →
Fear of a Fundamentalist Planet
So quick, what is a Progressive Christian? I can come up with two answers. First, we are a bunch of Democrats who like to go to church and talk about God. Second, we are NOT evangelicals/fundamentalists. One of my favorite site to visit is Patheos. I tend to read from three channels: Progressive Christian, Evangelical... Continue Reading →
Theology and Same-Sex Marriage
In a few weeks, my partner Daniel and I will celebrate five years of marriage. Since we live in Minnesota where same-sex marriage is not legal, it was not something recognized by the state. But our marriage, our joining together, was blessed by the church. We had our ceremony at an Episcopal church in the... Continue Reading →
God Is…
Tony Jones has offered a challenge to liberal Christian bloggers. He has rightly sensed that progressive Christians have trouble talking about God. They can talk till one's ear falls off when it comes to politics, but God? Not so much. Here's what he said: I’ve been writing recently about the problems with liberalChristianity, and I... Continue Reading →
Repost:Why Theology Matters
We are going waaay back on this one to 2005. In the mail today, I recieved a mailing from the Disciples Peace Fellowship, the peace and justice caucus within my denomination, The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The newsletter had a quote that struck me. It said: "No amount of theology about God and the... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 