Seasoned parents and Hollywood comedies may joke and warn about sleepless nights in early infant days or no sex after you have kids, but no one ever told me about vacation. Continue reading
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We Who Are Many Are One in Christ Jesus
“Solidarity involves critique of self, of society, of church. This critique takes on and includes existential reflection, historical scrutiny, presence to memory, social analysis, acknowledgement and confession of sin, authentic repentance–change of heart, change of life, change of living. A Christian praxis of solidarity denotes the humble and complete orientation of ourselves before the lynched … Continue reading
Don’t Settle for Boxed Wine: A Wedding Sermon
On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. 2 Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. 3 When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.” 4 And Jesus said to her, “Woman, … Continue reading
Weekly Wrap-Up 12/6
Some links to polish off your work week so you can get home and polish off some ribs this weekend: Between Thanksgiving and writing ordination papers, the blog has been pushed to the back burner. Consider this an olive branch. From Conversation for Transformation, When Jesus Said “Abide”… “But what does it mean to abide? … Continue reading
Weekly Wrap-Up 11/22
Some links to polish off your work week so you can get home and polish off some ribs this weekend: From Conversation for Transformation, Me and My White Male American Male Spirituality “If we are to grow in our formation into Christlikeness, these are aspects of our stories – and the stories of others – … Continue reading
Are You Winning at Thinking?
I’m not sure about you, but the majority of my reading space isn’t dedicated to books about thinking. Hand me a novel or theology book, or really most anything other than a book about thinking. Maybe you’re like me, when someone asks, “What are you thinking?” you respond, “Nothing.” I’ve told myself a narrative that … Continue reading
Weekly Wrap-Up 11/8
Some links to polish off your work week so you can get home and polish off some ribs this weekend: From Her.meneutics, Fellow Christians: I’m Rich and I’m Sorry. A helpful nudge toward a better (read: less impassioned and derisive) conversation about money in the church: “I know I cannot make these choices faithfully without … Continue reading
The Pastor by Eugene Peterson, a review
This reflection has been a long time coming; not because I finished the book months ago and am just getting around to it, but because I started the book months ago and just finished it. Last night. The Pastor is one of those books I felt I should read as soon as it was released. … Continue reading
Weekly Wrap-Up 11/1
em>Some links to polish off your work week so you can get home and polish off some ribs this weekend: From Casey Tygrett at Conversations for Transformation Everyone’s a Disciple From Storyline Blog Why You Should Change the Story You’re Currently Living From Copyblogger The Truth About Overnight Success (and What You Need to Do … Continue reading
If you’ve got it all figured out, you’re doing it wrong
Certainty can be is deadly. My desire to retract that sentence is proof of the dread disease of certainty; few things are worse. The drive for certainty, for perfection bars the door of creativity, innovation, and general thriving. Maybe you’re one of the privileged few who figured it out way before me, but I’ve struggled with … Continue reading
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