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January 19, 2012
Why I love religion and love Jesus: new video
Latest development in the love/hate religion/Jesus controversy: Catholic priest rapper Father Pontifex has a banging,...
January 16, 2012
Reconciliation: Dr. King’s main agenda
There have been many political movements throughout history that were successful without being morally virtuous....
January 14, 2012
The Name that Shakes the Earth
Sermon preached 1/14/2012 at Burke UMC LifeSign Text: Isaiah 6:1-8 Do you have a place...
January 12, 2012
Why I hate doctrine but love Jesus (response to a similarly named video)
Over the last two days, a video by spoken word artist Jeff Bethke called "Why...
January 11, 2012
Selling sex in the Christian bookstore
All of a sudden, sex is everywhere in the Christian blogosphere. Seattle megachurch pastor Judah...
January 10, 2012
Imagine church without celebrity
I found an article today that gave me a lot of hope. It listed the...
January 09, 2012
Alpha Male vs. Man of God
What is the difference between an alpha male and a man of God? I'm finding...
January 09, 2012
Five Things I Liked In Tebow’s Autobiography
I've decided to do something contrary to my nature, as part of my personal recovery...
January 08, 2012
The Father who isn’t fair
Sermon preached at Burke UMC LifeSign service 1/8/2012 Part 1 of Lord's Prayer series "On...
January 07, 2012
Six Questions from the Hell Debate
Last year was a year of vigorous theological wrestling for me in the wake of...
January 05, 2012
Why gender hierarchy makes no Biblical sense to me
My wife and I decided to do something bold for our wedding. Each of us...
January 02, 2012
Zion & the Spirit of Christmas
Sermon preached at Burke UMC, 12/31/11 & 1/1/12 Text: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 So what do we...
January 01, 2012
2011: the Year of the Hell Debate
2011 was a turbulent year for American evangelical Christian identity. A major lightning rod within...
December 2011
December 30, 2011
On defending Zion
God often preaches to me through the text I'm supposed to preach to other people....
December 29, 2011
What Makes Christians Unsympathetic People?
"I'm Christian, unless you're gay." That's the title of one of the most popular blog...
December 23, 2011
Occupy the manger #9: Peace on Earth for whom?
"Peace on Earth, good will to men." It's a phrase that's been uttered by thousands...
December 21, 2011
Occupy the manger #8: A season of peace?
Yesterday, I had to do the devotional for our church staff meeting so I chose...
December 19, 2011
Occupy the manger #7: Mary’s uncomfortable prophecy
As our call to worship this Sunday in church, we read Mary's Magnificat, a prophetic...
December 17, 2011
Mary: God-bearer
Sermon preached at LifeSign, Burke UMC on 12/17/11 Text: Luke 1:26-38 “Mr. Guyton,” she said,...
December 15, 2011
Occupy the manger #6: God chooses homelessness
Now when [King David] was settled in his house, and the LORD had given him...
December 11, 2011
Occupy the manger #5: Giving up on perfect
Chapter 2 in Mike Slaughter's Christmas is Not Your Birthday is called "Giving up on...
December 10, 2011
“I am not the messiah!”
So how many of you know something about John the Baptist? If you had to...
December 10, 2011
"I am not the messiah!"
So how many of you know something about John the Baptist? If you had to...
December 07, 2011
Occupy the manger #4: Good news to the poor (Isaiah 61)
The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me...
December 03, 2011
Waiting on God’s revolution (2 Peter 3)
Sermon preached at Lifesign, Burke UMC 12/3/2011 Text: 2 Peter 3:8-15 Have you ever wanted...
December 01, 2011
Occupy the manger #3: the eternal Word (Isaiah 40)
Isaiah 40 is our Old Testament reading for Advent this week. Isaiah 40 is famous...
November 2011
November 30, 2011
Occupy the manger #2: a landscape of glory (Psalm 85)
The word "glory" is one of those Biblical words that we use a lot without...
November 29, 2011
Occupy the manger #1: God’s poverty
For the duration of Advent, I'm going to be focusing my blog posts on the...
November 27, 2011
When the unclean come clean
Sermon preached at Burke UMC 11/26-27/2011 Text: Isaiah 64:1-9 David Lahti, a British biologist, wrote...
November 25, 2011
Jesus on Tebowing: Matthew 6:5-6
I really don't know much about Tim Tebow. I haven't ever watched him play because...
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