Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
There is one word that has been batted around lately that I would like to see being used less. That word is "privilege." Actually, what I want to see used less is a more specific application of privilege. It has been used in issues dealing with race to talk about the invisible ways that whites... Continue Reading →
2 Kings 5:1-27 All Saints Sunday November 2, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Listen to the Sermon. I think I’ve always grown up with some sense of illness, either in my own life or in the life of my parents or my relatives. I was diagnosed with asthma when I was about two. I... Continue Reading →
First Christian Church of St. Paul is looking for the curious, the energetic, the adventurous and others who are interested in relaunching this Mainline Protestant congregation as well as launching a preaching point somewhere in the St.Paul area. The Re-Launch/Launch Team is the group of people who are simply saying I want to be a... Continue Reading →
Micah 5:2-4 and 6:1-8 Twenty Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time November 9, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Listen to the Sermon. Our long national nightmare is over. I’m talking about the conclusion of the 2014 midterm elections. For several months we have seen endless commercials on television, our mailboxes stuffed with campaign mailings, our... Continue Reading →
My post last night bothered me a bit, partially because I don't think I did a good job of explaining myself. Chalk it up to lateness of the hour and dealing with a cat that was trying to use my laptop as warming pad. So, I wanted to offer another post to share some thought... Continue Reading →
A recent online conversation has led me back to the old debate about the phrase "hate the sin, love the sinner."* As I said back in 2012, I've never had the reaction that other mainline/progressive Christians seem to have about it. Blogger Ben Godsen shares why he feels we need to kick this phrase to... Continue Reading →
I'm a little wary about writing this. The reason for my skittishness is that I don't want my frustrations to be misunderstood. But I think I need to try to find someway to share these frustrations; otherwise they will eat me alive. Anyone that knows me knows that I am a bit focused on new... Continue Reading →
I will be writing a blog post on partisanship and the church, but right now I need to chat about dealing with self-esteem when you are on the autistic spectrum. People with Aspergers especially deal with low self-esteem, partially because of being bullied and partially because we tend to isolate ourselves when we've been bullied. ... Continue Reading →
I’m preaching on Micah 6:1-8 this weekend. Here is a past sermon from 2005.
For those who look at my blog to get ideas for preaching (all two of you), I have a link to a sermon I preached for the Fourth Sunday of Epiphany in 2005. It even sounds timely because it focuses on same sex marriage. Click on the link below to learn more.
What that passage is all about? Are we saying that God supports the Affordable Care Act or raising the minimum wage to $15/hour?
The Clockwork Pastor 