From Professor John Stackhouse:Evangelical Christians have been complaining about not being included in various commemorations of 9/11, whether in New York City, Washington, D.C., or even here in Canada. But we shouldn’t be......Prayer in public secular events is like holding up a photograph of your mother and saying, “I’ve got Mom on speakerphone now, so... Continue Reading →
Retread: Faith in Low Tide
This post is from November 2010. This past Sunday, our church held a Trunk or Treat event at church. A number of members got together and decorated their cars and welcomed people to come by. We had a few people who actually did come with their kids. One gaggle of kids included a little girl... Continue Reading →
Retread: Faith in Low Tide
This post is from November 2010.This past Sunday, our church held a Trunk or Treat event at church. A number of members got together and decorated their cars and welcomed people to come by. We had a few people who actually did come with their kids. One gaggle of kids included a little girl in... Continue Reading →
"The Table Reveals Who We Are"
Disciples like to call that thing that's up front in the sanctuary a table. Lutherans used to call it an altar, but more and more they've started following us and calling it a table. Far more humble and fitting in my view. Disciples Pastor Lee Yates reminds us that the Table reveals who we really... Continue Reading →
Super Simple Sunday School
I'm starting a new Sunday School class at First Christian that's called Super Simple Sunday School. It's basically morning devotions/morning prayer. The class goes a bit like this: We read one of that Sunday's lectionary text. We have a brief discussion of the text. We share prayer concerns. We pray. We leave. That's it. The... Continue Reading →
Forgive and Forget. Not. (Lectionary Musings on September 11)
Thirteenth Sunday of Pentecost Matthew 18:21-35 September 11, 2011 1Then Peter came and said to him, “Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?” 22Jesus said to him, “Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times. I found out about it on... Continue Reading →
What Should Pastors Say on 9-11?
Good words from Methodist Pastor Alan Bevere: 1) First, I want to remind folks that there is indeed radical evil in the world, and because of that people commit heinous acts against other people. Moreover, when we reflect upon a day when such evil was committed, we need to do a "gut check" ourselves as... Continue Reading →
Aspergers, Love and Frustration
I was reading a blog post over at Married, With Aspergers about relationships and was reminded about my own misadventures when it came to relationships. Coming out as gay was hard enough, but then throw Aspergers in the mix and well, it can be a mess. The thing is, way back when I didn't know... Continue Reading →
Lillian Daniel, Adam Copeland and the SBNRs
My last post created a lot of comments on Facebook. A colleague of mine disagreed with the article and me for the attitude against those who consider themselves "spiritual but not religious." Actually, I was agreeing to a short article written by UCC pastor Lillian Daniel and her comments have received a bit of criticism... Continue Reading →
What Church Is All About
This article has gone viral and I think sums up what church should be all about: the communion of the saints. The writer goes after the person that likes to say they are "spiritual but not religious." Here's a snippet: Being privately spiritual but not religious just doesn't interest me. There is nothing challenging about... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 