Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
Luke 16:1-13 Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost September 22, 2013 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN If there’s one thing that I absolutely love, is listening to R&B music from the early 1970s. I picked this up basically by osmosis. My Dad would sometimes go downstairs and listen to music on his combination record player/8 track tape... Continue Reading →
“What would happen if the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool? You would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done.” -Temple Grandin “In an ideal world the scientist should find a method to prevent the most severe forms of autism but... Continue Reading →
Luke 15:1-10 Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost September 15, 2013 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN It started with a sense of not feeling right. I was sitting in my studio apartment in Minneapolis watching the Simpsons in November of 1996. I had moved to Minnesota 10 months earlier and was able to secure a job at... Continue Reading →
I need to start off by saying that I don't tend to read much from the Institute for Religion and Democracy, even though I probably agree with them on some issues. As much as I gripe about my home within Mainline Protestantism, I'm not much for those who tear down with no intent to build... Continue Reading →
This is my first Sermon as Stated Supply Pastor at First Christian Church in Mahtomedi, MN. “Oh, the Places You’ll Go!” Luke 14: 25-33 Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost September 8, 2013 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN One day when large groups of people were walking along with him, Jesus turned and told them, “Anyone who... Continue Reading →
Here's the week's lectionary reflection. Come Sunday: "Part-Time Lover" (September 8, 2013).
In the fictional universe of "Star Trek," there is a policy that all members of Starfleet must follow: the Prime Directive. The policy basically states that Starfleet can't intervene in the internal affairs of alien civilizations. Not surprisingly, when the policy faces real life situations, there are arguments for and against following the Prime Directive. ... Continue Reading →
I really don't get White Privilege. Let me backup. I do get how black people, are treated differently than whites. I do get that after centuries of legal racism that it will take a while for those preferences to go away. But what I don't get is how this all matters and how it will... Continue Reading →
There are folks who tend to focus on the "numbers" taking place in Mainline Protestantism with concern. One example is an article written in 1987 by William Willomon and Robert Wilson. They looked at the numbers and didn't like what they see: The Methodist and the Evangelical United Brethren Churches each began to experience a... Continue Reading →
From Homebrewed Christianity: We have a problem: On the one hand, the union-like conditions for leading in Mainline churches, i.e. “having to put in one’s dues,” seems to stifle any creative means of formulating new ways to interact with one’s culture. You might even say that processes such as ordination are less about learning to... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 