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October 2012

October 07, 2012
I've been contemplating this simple quote from Richard Rohr: "I think some experience of God...
October 05, 2012
This Sunday morning hundreds of pastors will participate in what is being called, "Pulpit Freedom...
October 04, 2012
Last night's first presidential debate was a great night for challenger Mitt Romney. He was...
October 03, 2012
I ran across this old Rich Mullins quote in a sermon I wrote a couple...
October 02, 2012
A friend of mine sent me this today. It's been working on me ever since...
October 01, 2012
I confess that just after college, I once donated plasma so that I could by...

September 2012

September 30, 2012
Here's a little Richard Rohr for your Sunday Morning: “Contemplation,” or meditation as it is...
September 28, 2012
For your Friday Enjoyment...
September 27, 2012
I found this article via my friend Ginny (shout out to Ginny who reads this...
September 26, 2012
Today is the national See You At the Pole prayer event. If you don't know...
September 25, 2012
My series, Tuesdays with Walter, continues today with a reflection on one simple but revolutionary...
September 25, 2012
I went and saw The Lumineers at Liberty Hall in Lawrence last night. It was...
September 24, 2012
I confess that I'm ridiculously impacted by other people's opinion of me, and I'm beginning...
September 22, 2012
Les Miserables is one of the greatest artistic expressions of grace and redemption ever created....
September 21, 2012
What Is It About Forgiveness That Ticks People Off? In the wake of the insanely...
September 20, 2012
It's funny, it's smart, it's political, it's sassy, it's verbose, it's Hollywood, it's self-consumed and it's...
September 20, 2012
James Martin wrote a great summary article on the recent study and publication of a...
September 19, 2012
Fifteen years ago today my band Satellite Soul had just struggled in off the road...
September 19, 2012
There's an interesting article in the New York Times about public opinion on campaign finance....
September 18, 2012
Review of Chapter one: Reality: We have been enculturated, all of us – claimed by...
September 17, 2012
I have decided to take a pledge. Now, I’m not normally a pledge taker, but...
September 17, 2012
I confess that a lot of pastors I know take Mondays off, but I have...
September 16, 2012
Over the past few years I've found Richard Rohr to be such a helpful guide...
September 14, 2012
I'm a Kansan born and bred. I graduated from a state school (K-State), and even...
September 13, 2012
I just watched the 14 min trailer for the film at the center of the...
September 13, 2012
I read an interesting bit of research this morning from the Gallup organization on whether...
September 12, 2012
I'm on retreat and was reflecting on my baptism. Here's what I wrote: I was...
September 11, 2012
At Redemption Church our staff doesn’t read leadership books, we read about theology and scripture,...
September 10, 2012
Since the move to Patheos a lot of new readers have found their way to...
September 08, 2012
They don't teach this method at Seminary - at least not that I ever encountered....
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