Leadership as a Code Word for Power
In the 1980′s there was a push within the Church to build leaders. The thinking was that effective leadership could spark the Church out of its malais...
Commendable in an Age of Short Cuts: Kings, Presidents and Prophets
The Presidential campaign has reached a fever-pitch. Exaggeration, half-truths and lies abound as each party scratches and claws toward election day ...
The Role of Satire, Snark and Sarcasm in Building Community
Photo by ganesha.isis on FlickrShort answer: there is none.
I recently stumbled upon a Les Miserables inspired video parody in support of a Barack O...
Why the “Christian life” isn’t worth living
For most of my life, I focused my faith on knowing Jesus through morality management. More accurately, Jesus was savior and the Spirit was the voice...
Me Neither: Jesus Draws His Line in the Sand
It seemed no matter how they tried to trap Jesus, he always managed to weasel out of being embarrassed in front of the crowds.
Attempts by these stu...
Flash Mob Ministry: A New Model for Instant Church
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We Built This
"'My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!'
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, ...
Lunch for Seniors or a Trip to Mars? Providing for the Least of These
A sure way to start a riot on Facebook is to post a political comment. Nobody agrees on anything political with the exception of the national debt: th...
The Church’s Doomed Pursuit of the Elusive Young Adult
It seems that everywhere you look today, “the church, ” especially within historic traditions, is talking about reaching that ever-elusive young adu...
The Universe Across Town
Can you picture what we’ll be
So limitless and free
Desperately in need of some stranger’s hand
In a…desperate land!
“The End” by the Doors
I know mo...