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October 10, 2011
“If you’re not rich, blame yourself” (Herman Cain vs. John Wesley)
"If you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself." Thus says Herman...
October 10, 2011
"If you're not rich, blame yourself" (Herman Cain vs. John Wesley)
"If you don't have a job and you're not rich, blame yourself." Thus says Herman...
October 08, 2011
How worship makes us welcome others
Sermon preached at Burke UMC LifeSign service 10/8/2011 Text: Deuteronomy 10:12-22 Many of you know...
October 07, 2011
Reflections of a sell-out on #occupywallstreet
Nine years ago, I was a very different person. I remember one weekend marching in...
October 06, 2011
Trolling vs. Evangelism
Christian Piatt recently posted on Red Letter Christians about the problem of "trolls" in the...
October 03, 2011
Your words’ opening brings light: Monster-psalm Meditation #17
Your words' opening brings light; making the simple understand. Psalm 119:130 God's word is a...
October 02, 2011
Whose side does Jesus take?
I have a problem that perhaps you can relate to. I’m very good at taking...
October 01, 2011
Only beggars get in (Luke 14:15-24)
Sermon preached at Burke UMC LifeSign service 10/1/2011 Text: Luke 14:15-24 What if God threw...
October 01, 2011
They have voided your Torah: Monster-Psalm Meditation #16
Psalm 119:121-128 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to...
September 2011
September 28, 2011
Agonizing Over the Will of God
When I visited my grandfather's church in Corpus Christi, Texas a few years back, there...
September 25, 2011
When Welcome is a Problem
Sermon preached at Burke UMC Lifesign contemporary service 9/24/2011 Text: Luke 7:36-50 Simon had a...
September 24, 2011
One State for Israel and Palestine
Nothing is more agonizing and emblematic of the nihilistic helplessness of modern diplomacy than the...
September 21, 2011
Creating a culture of life against ideology & capital
I heard a sermon recently on the need to create a "culture of life" instead...
September 17, 2011
The church of outrage vs. the church of vulnerability
In the buildup to the first US invasion of Iraq, there was a haunting video...
September 14, 2011
I Hate "No Child Left Behind," But I Love My Son's Teacher!
So tonight I began my career as a public school parent by attending our first...
September 13, 2011
I Hate Opinions, But I Love Your Torah: Monster-psalm Meditation #15
Psalm 119:113-120 I hate opinions, but I love your law. You are my hiding-place and...
September 12, 2011
Bad things happen: I will hope in God
We had a memorial service tonight for September 11th at Burke United Methodist Church. It...
September 11, 2011
Seeking Rest in a Weary Messiah
Sermon preached 9/10/2011 at Burke UMC Lifesign Service Text: Matthew 11:28-30 (as well as selections...
September 10, 2011
Applauding Rick Perry’s Executions & Retributive Justice
The Christian blogosphere lit up after the Republican debate on Wednesday night when the audience...
September 10, 2011
Applauding Rick Perry's Executions & Retributive Justice
The Christian blogosphere lit up after the Republican debate on Wednesday night when the audience...
September 09, 2011
A Lamp Unto My Feet: Monster-Psalm Meditation # 14
Psalm 119:105-112 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my...
September 07, 2011
What I wish Miroslav Volf had answered in A Public Faith
I had been waiting all summer for the release date of Miroslav Volf's latest book,...
September 07, 2011
Biblical Populism vs. Biblical Conservativism
There's been some buzz in the Christian blogosphere recently about the questions raised by Christian...
September 06, 2011
Can Soccer Dads Be Christian Disciples?
I have an unpleasant health condition that occurs whenever I'm under high amounts of stress....
September 04, 2011
Owe No One Anything Except to Love One Another
Sermon preached at Burke UMC, September 3rd & 4th, 2011 Text: Romans 13:8-14 My wife...
September 03, 2011
How We are Saved from Being
I know better than to view the comments section of online news articles as a...
September 02, 2011
Welcome: It’s More Than A Mat
Welcome!We say it when company comes. It’s a warm and pleasant word to say, which...
August 2011
August 31, 2011
The post-truth world in post-Gadhafi Libya
Whatever else is true about Libya right now, it offers a perfect display of discourse...
August 31, 2011
Sitting with Alice & the Presence of God
Today I went to see an older woman from my church whom I'm going to...
August 29, 2011
All day long it is my conversation: Monster-psalm Meditation # 13
Psalm 119:97-104 O how I love your law! All day long it is my conversation....
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