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Grace
I wrote a few weeks ago about the Profound Disappointment I was feeling after hearing that I did not pass the interview portion of examination for Commissioning in the Cal-Pac Conference of the UMC. And the responses have been overwhelming! More than once, I have been moved to tears… In that manly way of course. 😉…
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Profound Disappointment
In this process toward ordained ministry, I underwent a psychological assessment that determined that I top out the introvert/extrovert scale. And guess which end I was on? <insert my best imitation of a smile here> So it may make sense that I begin to process this profound disappointment in an outward way. To be honest,…
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Wesley’s Quadrilateral & Arizona’s Immigration Law
Wesley’s Quadrilateral is applied to the recently signed immigration law in Arizona…
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Leadership: Seth Godin gets Tribal
For a long time I’ve been watching the Internet develop. Though it will likely say more about my age than is comfortable, the reality is that I’ve been around since Netscape Navigator 1.0. Yes, I’m serious. My first email client was Pine. Yes, via Telnet. And yes, I’m still serious. What I’m trying to say…
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Politics in the Pulpit
So yesterday I preached on Acts 11:1-18 (Peter’s vision that prompted him to preach to the Gentiles) and John 13:31-35 (Jesus gives the disciples a new commandment: to love one another). In it, I applied the idea of “love in action” to the new immigration law in Arizona. I have to admit that I was…
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Podcast: 5th Sunday after Easter, 2010
Here’s a conversation I had with three UMC clergy from the Cal-Pac Conference on the upcoming Lectionary scripture. The verses can be read at the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Voices heard are Rev. Krista Givens, Rev. Molly Vetter, Rev. J. Dan Lewis, and me! This is a “first-attempt” episode, so if you like it please forward a link to…
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Doubting Thomas
Here’s the video of the Nickle Creek song. It’s groovy. If it’s not embedded on this page, click here instead. Here’s what I wonder – and many others have too. Why do we call him doubting? Weren’t all the other disciples equally questionable? How many of them ran to the tomb to greet the risen…
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A Methodist & an Atheist Walk Into a Bar…
I’ve had some ongoing dialogue with an atheist (I’ve also heard the phrase non-theist) friend of mine. Yesterday he posted on my Facebook page a Daily Beast article quoting Orange County Pastor Wiley Drake who appears to be calling for the deaths of Congress members – and perhaps others – who support health care reform…
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Sending from Theology After Google
Here are the lyrics from the sending song I wrote for the close of Theology After Google. I am humbled to have been part of such an event, and am grateful for the presenters, leaders, and those whose paths intersected with mine. Here are the lyrics: Praise God who has created Praise God in unity…
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Challenging the TAG10 Crowd
I’m a little disturbed at how excited I am about the Theology After Google conference that started tonight – ok, last night ’cause this is an early morning post. The opening session was loaded with prophetic voices including Philip Clayton, John Franke, Monica Coleman, Adam Walker Cleaveland, Callid Keefe-Perry, and Spencer Burke. And there was…