Social Location at Wild Goose
At Wild Goose, I was humbled to be among justice-seeking Christians seeking to follow in the footsteps of Jesus.
I see a deep connection between the personal practice of simple living and activism for social...
No Bullies – No Victims
I and the public know
What all schoolchildren learn,
Those to whom evil is done
Do evil in return. -W. H. Auden
Sometimes an issue emerges in a culture that takes us by surprise – not because it is so new, b...
Wild Goose 2012: An Exercise in Mindfulness
How do you know when someone has a Prius?
Don’t worry; they’ll tell you.
We got a Prius about four years ago, and immediately we bought into the hype about milking every gallon of gas for another tenth of a ...
5 Questions with Jon Huckins — Thin Places
Living as part of an intentional Christian community, I often search for other creative expressions of missional communities around the world. One such example that I love is NieuCommunities. It is also ho...
Sharing Stories at the Wild Goose Festival
cialis orderg" alt="" width="240" height="200" />I’m just back from the in Chatham County, NC. Camp meetings like this have a history in American religion. Like Cane Ridge in the early 19th century, ...
Senator Coburn Says “Look What I Found”
At the first of the year I accepted my pastor’s challenge to read through the Bible. I’ve finished reading about the kings of Israel and Judah, and none of them were what you’d call angels. God gave them a lot...
Bankers are Going to Hell (and Other Ways to Play Fast and Loose with the Bible)
Source: Gaston Gazette
“Bankers are going to Hell!” the woman I was speaking to brusquely insisted.
A bit surprised, I asked, “What makes you think so?”
“Jesus teaches it!” s...
WWJB (What Would Jesus Brew)?
There’s a well-known saying, often attributed to Ben Franklin, about God and beer. I’ve even seen it on T-shirts and the like, but it turns out it’s mis-quoted. The one I see and hear is generally some der...
Why I voted for Jesus instead of Obama in the primary
Why I voted for Jesus instead of Obama in the primary…
Because, obviously, President Obama is uncontested during the primary election so nothing is actually on the line by writing in a candidate like Jesu...
The Fallacy of Statements of Faith
A while back, I was applying for an editing job with a fairly prominent Christian media company, and in the application process, I was asked to sign a statement of faith. For those unfamiliar, this is a l...