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  1. Note

    Reenforcing Totalitarian Power Through Masculine Language

    I came across this quote today while working on my sermon for Sunday: “We have tended to use particular power models for

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  2. Note

    The Spirit Skips, God Dances

    During worship at Multnomah Meeting on Sunday I kept thinking about the fact that it was Pentecost Sunday and reflecting on the

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  3. Featured 2 min read

    Mary’s Flowering Tree (John 12)

    I preached a while back on John 12:1-8 which reads: Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus,  whom he had raised from the dead. 2There they

  4. The Theological 3 min read

    The Cross of Repentance: Thoughts on Forgiveness and Confession

    For the Third Month of the 2010 Friends’ Calendar this quote sits above the dates: The life of the cross is a life of the cross of repentance…Most of those who inform us

  5. Six Months Quaker Preacher 10 min read

    Becoming Thomas (John 20:19-29)

    This is the text from my sermon this week. It was delivered within the context of joint worship at Camas Friends Church who invited Friends from Multnomah Meeting and Bridge City Meeting to join

  6. Six Months Quaker Preacher 3 min read

    When the Stones Fell Silent

    “He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the stones would shout out.” (Luke 19:40) Today is Palm Sunday, the day we reflect on Jesus’ “triumphal” ride into Jerusalem. Ironically his ride

  7. Green 2 min read

    On Earth As it is in Heaven

    This is the last week for peace month at Camas Friends even though January officially ended a couple days ago. I thought why not extend it just a little longer so we can focus

  8. Community 9 min read

    Living as a contrasting/inspiring/beautiful Community (Romans 12:14-17)

    Here’s my sermon from today. It’s true that sometimes community doesn’t always work out right. Emily and I were a part of a small house church a few years back that

  9. Six Months Quaker Preacher 2 min read

    Take Thought for What is Noble/Beautiful in The Sight of All

    Today was somewhat of a typical day for me. I did a bunch of office work this morning, answering emails, going through mail, organizing paperwork and I also watched a number of tutorials on

  10. Featured 10 min read

    Advent Message “Come Be Born in Us” (Luke 1:39-55)

    Today we are three weeks into the advent season preparing for Christ’s coming. Christmas, for Christians, is not simply a remembrance and celebration of history (though it is certainly that), it is more

  11. Church in Mission 2 min read

    Cancel Our Debts?

    In my reading of the Disciple’s Prayer (the anabaptist/Quaker name for the Lord’s Prayer), we have to make sure that we don’t limit what forgiveness includes ((See part 3, part

  12. Featured 12 min read

    Confession: The Prayer of Vulnerability (Matthew 6:12-13)

    My first six months of youth ministry were a bear. The church I served in had three kinds coming to the youth group when I arrived, one was the pastor’s son and the

  13. Featured 12 min read

    Eat. Enough. Give. (Matthew 6:11)

    This is the sermon on the Disciple’s Prayer from Sunday morning. This morning we step foot inside the second strand of the Disciple’s prayer, the ethics strand, the strand that gives us

  14. Featured 12 min read

    (Untitled)

    This is an extended version of what I preached on Sunday morning November 1, 2009 Last week we began a new set of conversations, where we are exploring what I’m referring to as,

  15. Featured 9 min read

    Interventions: The Final Intervention is Also the First (Luke 24:1-7)

    This is the text from my sermon last week. Compost: What do you notice about compost? What does it do? Observe the compost — what can you tell from it. Is it at all like