Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
“The Gospel of Bilbo Baggins” Matthew 4:12-23 Third Sunday of Epiphany First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN They didn’t turn out the way that I wanted. I’ve said that in one form or another over the years when it comes to baking. Now, I love baking breads or cakes or cookies, and most of the time... Continue Reading →
I have to write a piece for the Christian Century on a lectionary passage. I decided on writing something on Revelation 7:-9-17. It's kind of a fitting text, because it deals with the afterlife (or could be interpreted that way). Right now I'm a little frustrated on the subject of heaven. My views of heaven... Continue Reading →
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 →
I've never been good at telling people...well anything. It's not like I don't say anything, I just don't always say what's on my mind. My brain doesn't always work with my mouth. Below are some things that I've wanted to say to people, but for whatever reason, I haven't. Most of these sentences apply to... Continue Reading →
A few months ago, something happened to me that made start thinking again about the concept, "white privilege." My position at my full-time job was being eliminated. In the ensuing debate that took place, one person commented that what was happening to me had to do with race since I was the only person of... Continue Reading →
One of the things that my husband Daniel has observed is how I tend to just do things rather impulsively. He is correct, I do tend to just throw myself into things without planning. The reason for my behavior is because I have a weak executive function, a result of Aspergers. What is executive function,... Continue Reading →
“What If God Was One of Us?” John 1:10-18 and Matthew 2:1-12 Second Sunday of Christmas/Epiphany January 5, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN One of my earliest memories of Epiphany was seeing a manger on display at Emmanuel Lutheran School in Flint, Michigan. It was the winter of 1978 and I can remember standing... Continue Reading →
As most of you know, I've been the head of a new church ministry in my Region. There have been some good and not so good developments in the area of church planting last year, though for the most part it was a down year in many ways. The good news is that our group... Continue Reading →
I've never watched Duck Dynasty. I didn't really know about Phil Robertson until he uttered his beliefs on homosexuality and race. It's no surprise that I don't agree with either of those views. But there is a question that keeps rumbling in my mind. It's not directed at Robertson, it's directed to my fellow Christians... Continue Reading →
I've been doing some thinking about the whole Dave Ramsey drama from earlier in the month. Actually, I thinking more about the fact that some of his critics have accused him peddling a version of the Prosperity Gospel. The Prosperity Gospel tends to have critics all along the theological spectrum. There is a good reason... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 