Suicide and The Things We Carry: A Meditation on the Loss of a Father
Suicide and The Things We Carry: A Meditation on the Loss of a Father
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There is No Red Phone [A Skit]
This is a skit we did just before my message this past Sunday. We had fun with it. [Person picks up red phone and dials. Sound of Phone ringing. God Picks up.] God: Hello? Person:
I dreamed a dream
I rarely have vivid dreams but last night I had a dream that a random group of people followed me as I walked home. They shouted “hey boy,” I could hear them with chains clinking
Mysticism, Revolution or Suicide?
One of the books I’m reading currently is Henri Nouwen’s “Wounded Healer.” There is a lot that is quote-worthy in this text but I wanted to draw out a couple of quotes that
Jesus and Love – James Alison
We often speak of God as love, but what do we mean by that? Often “love” is used to mean “don’t take sides,” “remain neutral,” but is this reflective of who God is revealed
Today’s Bullied Teens Subject To ‘Sticks And Stones’ Online, Too
Today's Bullied Teens Subject To 'Sticks And Stones' Online, Too : NPR. This is a link to today’s episode of Fresh Air looks at the subject of Cyber-Bullying. I can’t
On God Pub: No Dogma, No Drama
Pub Theology 1 from Episcopal Diocese of Oregon on Vimeo. (The video is no longer available unfortunately) In 2010, my good friend Shelly Fayette, priest at Good Shepherd Episcopal, and I started a joint venture
There are boards with names on them (a story)
This is a story that came to me in the middle of waiting worship recently. I shared it as a message and the ministry that rose up after it was amazing in that each person
My Year in Photos (2012)
Instead of writing up a lengthy overview of my last year, I decided to work through my flickr account – something I update regularly – and pull out photos that remind me of last year. Here are
Plenty of Room at the Inn: The Nativity Scene Resurrected | On Being
We must always be attentive to the edges of our own storytelling. Attractive as it may be to children, and lodged as it may be upon the portrayed scenes of religious Christmas cards, it is
Remixing the Bible
I bumped into this little cover image for the bible a few days ago and it got me thinking what people find acceptable when it comes to redesigning or “remixing” the bible through art. This
What Does Poverty Look Like? | Union in Dialogue Blog
A couple weeks ago my good friend Aaron and I were featured the “Union in Dialogue” blog, which is hosted by the Poverty Initiative. The post is about an action we participated in on behalf