Embracing Surprise (Matthew 24: 35-44)
# Embracing Surprise This is the Gospel reading for Advent 1 and the text my sermon was based on for yesterday: “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor
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The Possibilities and Challenges of Building a Participatory Church
I love the word participation. It’s stem means “taking part” or to “partner.” The Quaker meeting of which I am the ‘released minister,’ Camas Friends, strives to be a participatory church. A partnering church.
Participatory Church and the Trials of Falling Asleep (Luke 22:39-46)
“He came out and went, as was his custom, to the Mount of Olives; and the disciples followed him. When he reached the place, he said to them, “Pray that you may not come into
Zacchaeus in the Present Tense
“He entered Jericho and was passing through it. A man was there named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector and was rich. He was trying to see who Jesus was, but on account of
OMG! A film on GMOs: Review of “GMO OMG”
[vimeo https://vimeo.com/71035892 w=550&h=309] Monday evening, I had the opportunity to watch Jeremy Seifert’s new film GMO OMG. Jeremy and his family hold a special place in my
Prayer and Pointing the Finger (pt. 4)
This is the last of four short meditations on prayer based on Luke 18:9-14: “He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt:
Prayer: Identifying Our Blind spots (pt. 3)
This is the third of four short meditations on prayer based on Luke 18:9-14: “He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt:
Prayer: Don’t Trust the Labels! (pt. 2)
This is the second of four short meditations on prayer based on Luke 18:9-14: “He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt:
Prayers of Offense and Defense (pt. 1)
This week I have four short meditations on prayer based on Luke 18:9-14: “He also told this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous and regarded others with contempt: “Two
#Sketchnotes and The Writing Process
[This is an image of a sketchnote used for a sermon on Luke 13] There’s a really interesting article about sketching that Mike Rohde linked too from Smashing Magazine titled Hand-Sketching: Things You Didn’
On Opening Our Doors to Critique
This post was originally written in September 2013 and it reflects issues that were going on then. Reflecting on the questions that relate to John Howard Yoder’s fall, I have been pushed to consider
When Peace Preserves Violence
As I continue to think about John Howard Yoder’s sexual misconduct and the reality that within his theology there is either implicit or explicit justification for this kind of behavior, I am concerned that