Why does worship matter to you?
Why Does Worship Matter?
Are We A Progressive Church?
Is First Christian a progressive congregation? The answer is complex.
Visit a Ragamuffin Church
We “church shop” just like we are buying cars. As I said, this doesn’t work well when it comes to finding a faith community, but this is how most people determine which church they are going to join.
Table Talk: It’s Enough
At the end of the day, we are enough. Gideon teaches us that we are enough because God is enough.
Quote of the Day
I personally believe that twenty years from now most churches will welcome gay and lesbian families, will call gay and lesbian people to live lives of faithfulness and sacrificial love in their relationship just as they call heterosexual couples to do, and that they will see the passages on same-sex attraction as reflecting cultural... Continue Reading →
Theocrats to the Right of Me, Theocrats to the Left of Me
Southern Baptist blogger Jonathan Merritt has a pretty good article about his denomination as it deals with a decline that is not unfamiliar to mainline Protestants. He offers a few ideas on how to stem the decline and the one that gets the most attention is where the he faults the SBC for mixing religion... Continue Reading →
Repost: Love, Justice, Vengence and Grace
The following is a blog post from 2007. ‘You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.” 44But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun... Continue Reading →
Faith, Love and Autism
A recent post by Methodist pastor Chad Holtz got me thinking again about feelings and faith. As a kid, I was always nervous when it came to my being a Christian. I grew up in evangelical and Black Protestant churches where there was a lot of emphasis placed on emotions. I didn't understand it... Continue Reading →
Sermon: “E Pluribus Unum”
“E Pluribus Unum” Matthew 28:19-20, II Corinthians 13:11-13 May 18, 2008 (Trinity Sunday) Lake Harriet Christian Church Minneapolis, MN As some of you know and are probably well sick of me telling you, I love science-fiction. What I love about this genre is that it present modern problems in futuristic garb. And I know that... Continue Reading →
Sermon: “Waiting to Exhale”
Here's a sermon I preached in 2007 on Pentecost Sunday. “Waiting to Exhale” Act 2:1-21 May 27, 2007 (Pentecost Sunday) Lake Harriet Christian Church Minneapolis, MN When I was about two years old, I was diagnosed with asthma. From about age two until maybe age 9, I dealt with constant asthma attacks where I... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 