Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
"Hate the Sin, Love the Sinner." This is one of those cliches that Christians tend to use (or at least I've heard people use them, I don't remember hearing someone say it) and one Christian in particular doesn't like it. Here's what Christian Piatt (a fellow Disciples of Christ pastor) has to say about this:... Continue Reading →
Now that Paul Ryan has been selected as the GOP Vice Presidential candidate, I've noticed an awful lot of talk about the Wisconsin Congressman from liberal Protestants, most of it not positive. I've already stated that I think Ryan's budget was a good start in thinking about balancing the federal budget, but I tend to... Continue Reading →
Tony Jones has offered a challenge to liberal Christian bloggers. He has rightly sensed that progressive Christians have trouble talking about God. They can talk till one's ear falls off when it comes to politics, but God? Not so much. Here's what he said: I’ve been writing recently about the problems with liberalChristianity, and I... Continue Reading →
We are going waaay back on this one to 2005. In the mail today, I recieved a mailing from the Disciples Peace Fellowship, the peace and justice caucus within my denomination, The Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). The newsletter had a quote that struck me. It said: "No amount of theology about God and the... Continue Reading →
One of the things that has fascinated me has been linkages between autism and faith. If you go around the autism interwebs, you will find the common belief among many high functioning autistics and aspies is that they tend to be atheists. I've always found that both interesting and frustrating, being a person of faith.... Continue Reading →
“Left Behind” John 6:1-21 and Ephesians 3:14-21 July 29, 2012 First Christian Church Minneapolis, MN I was never good at sports, but I tried anyway. In high school, I was in cross-country and long distance track. In the summer of 1984, the summer between my freshman and sophomore year in high school, I went with... Continue Reading →
I looked into the mirror Proud as I could be And I saw my pointing finger Pointing back at me Saying "Who named you accuser? Who gave you the scales?" I hung my head in sorrow; I could almost feel the nails. I said "This is how it is To be crucified and judged Without... Continue Reading →
In the week or so since New York Times columnist Ross Douthat wrote his column on Liberal Christianity, there has been a ton of responses from Progressive Christians on the issue- most of it taking umbrage at Douthat's article. Because Douthat is a political and social conservative, many progressives easily wrote him off and saw... Continue Reading →
This was a sermon I wrote and intended to preach at United Lutheran Church in Grand Forks, ND in 2006. I never preached this sermon, but wrote another one for that Sunday. Since I'm preaching on this text again on July 29, I thought I'd share this with you all. “McJesus” John 6:1-21 United Lutheran... Continue Reading →
Since writing about the church is getting kind of depressing, I wanted to focus a bit on writing and aspergers. While writing is something I like doing, I have to admit it has always been difficult. Back in college, writing news stories was an arduous task for me. I was constantly wanting to make sure... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 