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January 2022

January 29, 2022
  You’re not really “inclusive” if you use inclusivity to gain power and prestige rather...
January 15, 2022
As habits of worship attendance had been changing in our culture long before the pandemic,...
January 05, 2022
I'm feeling kind of lousy writing a political meditation on the coup attempt of January...
January 01, 2022
Although many of us have seen and read about the Civil Rights Movement and Dr....
January 01, 2022
May your laughs be full and breathy, slightly embarrassing your loved ones; may your philosophies...

December 2021

December 19, 2021
December 15, 2021 I’ve basically been reading science fiction and fantasy since I could read....
December 12, 2021
Although I did a lot of re-reading this year (including Suzette Haden Elgin’s The Ozark...
December 11, 2021
Here's a confession. When I picked up a copy of Jamie Lee Finch's book on...

November 2021

November 30, 2021
I’m a huge fan of learner-driven education. It’s one thing to evaluate the needs of...
November 24, 2021
Reading Karen Olsson's wonderful dual biography of the wonder siblings, André and Simone Weil. André,...
November 21, 2021
Pre-pandemic, our church (along with many others) had been in the habit of offering "alternatives"...
November 17, 2021
Christianity historically has been a capacious body. There's room for difference (think, for example, of...
November 09, 2021
I'll start here with a bit of auto-biography. Back in 1994-1995, I took a senior...
November 07, 2021
Over the past few months, I've seen a variety of thought pieces by clergy-adjacent leaders...
November 05, 2021
On All Saints’ Sunday the church recognizes the strong spiritual bond between those who have...
November 03, 2021
Sunday I preached on Mark 12: “Which commandment is the first of all?” 29Jesus answered,...
November 02, 2021
I was first clued into the work of Ched Myers when I read his magisterial...
November 01, 2021
This summer we hosted Queer Camp, a weeklong gathering of about 90 middle school, junior...

October 2021

October 29, 2021
I guess it's not totally surprising to me that died-in-the-wool Lutherans, lifelong Lutherans, and more...
October 19, 2021
For quite a while now I’ve wondered whether the traditional “Sunday school” model was actually...
October 03, 2021
I am increasingly convinced the greatest failure of the church in my generation is its...

September 2021

September 11, 2021
Things I totally don’t believe and I think are harmful and corruptions of the Christian...
September 11, 2021
Habits are hard to break. Perhaps one of the bigger concerns church leaders have right...

August 2021

August 22, 2021
In the last couple of weeks at our outdoor worship, we've asked, "What is your...
August 16, 2021
For some time now, all official updates on climate change have been dire. Many are...
August 03, 2021
For quite a while now, Richard Rohr's notion of the Universal Christ has not sat...

July 2021

July 29, 2021
I just spent my entire morning in conversation with inquirers. Although we always have new...
July 22, 2021
Two weeks ago our church hosted Queer Camp. This was the first camp of its...
July 16, 2021
Last night as one local county official walked into the courthouse for their monthly meeting,...
July 01, 2021
This story necessarily starts at the harbor master’s office and a conversation with Lady J....
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