Love Wins Isn’t Jewish Enough for Rob Bell
I like Love Wins. Actually, I love Love Wins.
No, it isn’t a thorough theological treatment of the afterlife, but it certainly provokes important questions. The broad vision of the book is admirable an...
RE-Membering Memorial Day
Remember…
…that life is a gift. To call it a gift is to imply that we did not earn it. Life is grace. Peace preserves life. So on this Memorial Day weekend we remember that God’s intention for this world is sha...
I’m Done Dating Jesus Online
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Maybe you’ve seen the commercials for the various online dating sites. The latest claim is that 1 in 5 relationships begin on an online...
Living Beyond Limbo – Turning “Eventuallys” into “Events”
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In less than two weeks I will be a seminary graduate. After five long and exhausting years, I will have a Masters of Divini...
"Does once saved always saved apply even though he became an atheist?”
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I stand at the graveside of a young student. Fifteen years old. Dead in an instant. Skateboarding on a foggy night and a car that never even saw a faint shadow, until it was too...
The Easter Surprise: Celebrating the first day of a new kind of week
When you are small, the wonder of an Easter egg hunt is exiting. But as you grow older, the awe of the experience begins to fade. I remember a particular Easter when I had to make a choice: Would I listen t...
Hero of War: “Rise Against” Violence or Lose Your Humanity
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Many of us dream of becoming a hero. To be the one who saves the day. To know what it is to find victory for the sake of the distressed. This quest le...
Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 5 (Concluding Exhortations… Native Americans as Victims of Nationalism)
This is part five of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use...
Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 4 (When Two Empire's Collide)
This is part four of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use...
Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 3 (Give to Caesar What is Caesar's?)
This is part three of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would us...