Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
“In God We Trust” Mark 10:17-31 Twentieth Sunday After Pentecost October 14, 2012 First Christian Church Minneapolis, MN I will admit it: I really don’t like this passage. Why don’t I like it? For a lot of reasons. I don’t like how people sometimes use this passage to lord over others. People who are full... Continue Reading →
It's quite common in Progressive Christian circles to talk about the importance of justice or doing things for others over belief. There is a reason for this; that being the sad history of people who had solid beliefs in Christianity and yet their lives did not reflect what they were saying. I am reminded of... Continue Reading →
Aussie blogger Gavin Bollard wrote an article recently on why persons on the autistic spectrum stim. Stimming is best defined as some kind of repetative body movement. The word stimming shorthand for self-stimunlation. For those of us on the spectrum, it can be something that can calm us down when we are stressed or dealing... Continue Reading →
I wrote the following for the church newsletter regarding the proposed Minnesota Marriage Amendment which would limit marriage to one man and one woman. The thrust of this letter was to share why I stood where I stood, but do it (hopefully) in a spirit of respect towards those I disagree with. I love chatting... Continue Reading →
“This Woman’s Work” Proverbs 31:10-31 September 23, 2012 First Christian Church Minneapolis, MN I’m taking a risk in preaching this text. The passage in Proverbs about a “capable” wife and as you can tell, I’m a man. Men tend to get into trouble talking about women, especially those of us in the pulpit and... Continue Reading →
I wrote the following in response to a blog post about the United Methodist's General Board of Church in Society: I should start off by saying I’m not a Methodist but a Disciple. I agree with Tom in a sense that some of the bad feelings about agencies like the Board of Church and Society... Continue Reading →
My dear partner and I are a mixed marriage. He's comes from Norwegian and Swedish ancestry, I am African American and Puerto Rican. It's gets better: he's a Democrat and I'm a Republican. This means that we tend to have some interesting talks during election years. Recently, we were talking about the selection of Paul... Continue Reading →
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 →
Well, now the Democrats have finished their convention with leaves me with some more questions. Being probably one of the few Disciples of Christ pastors that is not a Democrat, I tend to observe how my colleagues act. As the Democrats politicked in Charlotte, it was interesting to see how many clergy were so free... Continue Reading →
As the GOP end their convention in Tampa and the Democrats get ready to gear up in Charlotte next week, I have a few thoughts about Christians and politics: We really take ourselves way to seriously. There was a time in my life when I happened to be far more vocal on where I lean... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 