A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho June 24, 2018 1 John 1 Who, exactly, was Jesus? Was he a teacher who said some cool stuff, a healer who healed some folk, but was pretty much just like you and me—maybe a wiser version of the best of humanity? Was he God,…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho. June 26, 2016 Exodus 16:11-18 2 Cor 8:1-15 This part of 2nd Corinthians was an important part to Paul. The offering to the church in Jerusalem was a big deal and is referenced throughout his other letters too. One of the reasons, I think, that…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church in Boise, Idaho April 24, 2016 Acts 11:1-18 John 13:31-35 The musician Prince passed away this week at the age of 57. I know there are lots of other people in the world, in our own community, who died that day and who won’t be getting non stop…
A sermon preached at Southminster Presbyterian Church on June 7, 2015. Mark 3:20-35 The gospels of Matthew and Luke start out the story of Jesus with accounts of a little bitty baby in a golden fleece diaper, shepherds or angels in attendance. They give us a while to get used to this Jesus. That is…
Because of my work for the Covenant Network, I was interviewed this week about same gender marriage in the Presbyterian Church. I was happy to take the interview, when it was offered. I confess I was a little ambivalent, though, about who wanted to interview me. Cosmo That’s right. Cosmopolitan Magazine wanted to interview a…
Worship this morning at the NEXT Conference was wonderful, and not only because my good friend Brian Ellison preached one heck of a sermon. We also sang two hymns I love. I recognize not everyone gets excited by good hymns, sung well, in the midst of people one loves. But I sure do. Many people…
I’ve written plenty of posts about why I think marriage equality is a Christian value. And I recognize my privilege to speak about it from the comfort of my 22 year old, heterosexual marriage. Nobody put up roadblocks when Justin and I wanted to be married. I invite you to take five minutes and watch…
(Warning–this is a post for people who are interested in the upcoming General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA). Be advised, there will be insider language and lingo.) The 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) meets in a few weeks in Detroit. I will be there as support staff for one of the…
Much of the talk among my social media church people these days is about what we need to do to get the Millennial Generation back in the church. Rachel Held Evans wrote a piece on cnn.com’s belief blog about it and then responded further here. I am a big fan of her writing, and even…
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