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.
Repost: I Miss the Old Mel White
Why I Act Like a Jerk at Times (or What You Should Know About Aspergers)
When I tell folks that I have Aspergers, the first reaction is usually that I have this cute, eccentric trait, like that charming old uncle they once knew. Sooner or later, the same folks witness me doing something stupid; something that might come off as me not caring. They are appalled and upset at my... Continue Reading →
Repost: Autism and Contemplative Worship
From the summer of 2012. In this post I share how a contemplative worship experience can be a benefit to those with autism. Last night at church we held our first Summer Evening Worship. As many of you know, First Christian shares space with a UCC congregation and a Lutheran congregation. I shared an idea... Continue Reading →
Why Does God Hate Suburbs?
I'm a city kid. I grew up in Flint, Michigan and was only an hour away from Detroit. The 1970s, my childhood, was the time when we heard a new phrase: white flight. It was a time when whites who lived in cities like Flint and Detroit, left the inner cities to head to a... Continue Reading →
Repost: We Can’t Be Friends
First off, welcome to all the new visitors who saw my post on Freshly Pressed. Below is a post from last year. It was about 20 years ago, that I attended a large Baptist church in Washington, DC. The church was an odd mix, or at least it would be odd today. Evangelicals and liberals... Continue Reading →
Children’s Sermon: “Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark!”
“Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark!” Revelation 21:10-22:5 Sixth Sunday of Easter May 5, 2013 First Christian Church Minneapolis, MN Morning, guys. So, I wanted to ask you all: are you afraid of the dark? When I was your age, my Mom and Dad had a nighlight in my room, because I was scared of... Continue Reading →
Is There a Plan B for Plan B?
I don't have kids. But if I had a daughter and she was say around 12, would I want her to be able buy Plan B without my say-so or even knowledge? The Obama Administration has decided to offer Plan B, the emergency contraceptive, to women over the age of 15 without a perscription. All... Continue Reading →
Abortion and the Balance
Rachel Held Evans asks her fellow progressive Christians to start caring about abortion in light of the Kermit Gosnell case: It seems to me that Christians who are more conservative and Christians who are more liberal, Christians who are politically pro-life and Christians who are politically pro-choice, should be able to come together on this... Continue Reading →
Discipleship or Consumerism?
A few days ago, I was at a church retreat. In response to a question on what challenges the church is facing, a woman remarked that one challenge is how people don't really want to get involved in church. They don't see it as a life, as much as a place where they can get... Continue Reading →
Why Am I So Annoyed By Progressive Christianity?
Anyone who has read this blog of the years, know that I have a bit of a beef with Progressive Christianity. While it might sound like I don't like Progressive Christianity, or that I want to move to a more conservative denomination, let me reassure you, I'm not going anywhere. The fact is there are... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 