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March 12, 2015
2014 #1 — Jesus – and five basic assumptions that inform dialogue on sexuality
Thursdays, so far, have been��TOP TEN of 2014 days. This is the #1 most read post of 2014. Last March��I tried to collect some basic thinking that could help us focus where we needed to focus when it came to … Continue reading →
March 9, 2015
The Book of Mormon and Disney are suspiciously similar.
We took our five-year-old granddaughter to Disneyworld. We enjoyed it. Our Princess Tiana room had headboards that sparkled when we pushed a button. When our plane got snowed out, the resort took us back at the Priceline rate, no extra … Continue reading →
March 6, 2015
Redux #2 — Don’t let the loneliness organize you.
At the beginning of the year I am reposting ���top ten��� entries. On Friday, I���m reminding people about some posts before 2014 that people have kept reading ��� there is a ���top ten��� of them! Here is #2. In September … Continue reading →
March 5, 2015
2014 #2 — Does God care if our church exists?
Thursdays, so far, have been��TOP TEN of 2014 days. This is the #2 most read post of 2014. Last May��I basically reported the convictions and inspiration that led to our second act. Every once in a while��we need to��ask the … Continue reading →
March 2, 2015
If I tell you not to watch Kingsman will it make you want to see it?
Somehow we wandered into the movie Kingsman: The Secret Service. Now we know it is another Matthew Vaughn, hyper-violent, self-consciously and darkly-pomo, comic-book fantasy. Director Vaughn gave us the snarky, swearing, pre-teen assassin in ��Kick-Ass. If you love me, you … Continue reading →
February 27, 2015
Redux #3: Would God send Gandhi to hell? — redux
At the beginning of the year I am reposting ���top ten��� entries. On Friday, I���m reminding people about some posts before 2014 that people have kept reading ��� there is a ���top ten��� of them! Here is #3. In June … Continue reading →
February 26, 2015
2014 #3: Exile or Pioneer — we don’t really know what you are going to do with this blog post
Thursdays, so far, have been��TOP TEN of 2014 days. This is the #3 most read post of 2014. Last February I tried to keep our conversation about sexuality going by publishing a variation on the theme of our statement we … Continue reading →
February 23, 2015
Is that Jesus dancing?
There is far too little tribal dancing in the church. That is my critique for the day, so if your train stop is coming up, don���t worry, we���re good. It think we may have finally ���got it��� the other night … Continue reading →
February 20, 2015
Redux #4 — It is OK NOT to be WEIRD ��� the Bible���s many ���rights���
At the beginning of the year I am reposting ���top ten��� entries. On Friday, I���m reminding people about some posts before 2014 that people have kept reading ��� there is a ���top ten��� of them! Here is #4 In the … Continue reading →
February 19, 2015
2014 #4 — Marriage in the new creation
For the next few weeks, Thursday is TOP TEN of 2014 day. This is the #4 most read post of 2014. Last June I tried to keep our conversation about sexuality going by publishing a variation on the theme of … Continue reading →
