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  • Saying Goodbye

    So I’m not sure how I feel about this.  We were out and about when Lyz sent me a text telling me that Michael Jackson had died.  And I’m kind of… I don’t know, I just feel different. I love music.  I’m so deeply engaged in music.  I say with conviction that I don’t think…

  • And So It Begins

    I’ve been working long and hard toward the possibility of becoming an Ordained Pastor, and now I’m at a pretty big step.  I’m from the United Methodist tradition, so there’s a long history on what has turned out to be a long and not-without-its-rewards process.  AND, did I mention that it’s a LONG process?! Those…

  • Junk Food Labels

    Beth went to the store and got some cookies. Have you ever seen the labels on those things?

  • Delta and the Value of Service

    So we’re on vacation.  We’re not even back yet, still in flight as I type this.  We’ll see if I can get it posted while we’re still in flight or I have to wait until we land. Edit:  Didn’t get online while airborne.  Landed; drove home; now posting. Anyway… We flew to Orlando to spend…

  • 5 Things you Don’t Want to Hear from your Dentist

    So yesterday I went to the dentist. I’m not big on dentists – no offence to any dentist readers. It’s my own fear. Lots of people feel the same way. The good news about my dentist is that his office is right next to an In-N-Out. Sweet! And, the way parking turned out last night,…

  • The End of Science v. Religion? Not…

    I just got home after attending the Clayton v. Dennett debate over at CGU.  I’m still processing, and will likely want to watch the debate again.  If you missed it or need to watch it again, the place to do so is here: Here are a few thoughts I’d wish to share, and then I’d…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Politics in the Pulpit

    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…