Month: April 2010

There are some people that when you get together with you can’t help but dream about what a Christ-honoring church might look like. I had coffee with one of those people this week. One of the things she asked me is “what would a hypothetical new c… →

Some days I feel like there are three me’s. ME #1 is the ME most people see. ME #2 is the ME most people don’t see. ME #3 is the ME I want to BE. To be more specific: ME #1: in many respects, well adjusted given all that has happened. Successful a… →

Here is the interview and panel discussion with Jennifer Knapp, Pastor Bob Botsford and Rev. Ted Haggard on Larry King Live last week. If you missed it I think it is worth watching… would love to hear your thoughts. →

For too many conservative and fundamentalist Christians, their conception of the Holy Trinity is pretty much “the Father, Son & Holy Book”. In other words, many are guilty of “bibliolatry” — worshiping the bible, often to the exclusion of the Hol… →

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A powerful video from the folks at People of the Second Chance: BROKEN IS BEAUTIFUL from PEOPLE OF THE SECOND CHANCE on Vimeo. COMMENTS? →

Many of you have probably been following this story about the school that cancelled its prom so that a lesbian teenager could not attend with her girlfriend. Not every school system handles it this way… for example here. My quick take: those who… →

Here is my quick take on CLS v. Martinez… 1. Colleges and universities that receive federal funding should not be able to discriminate against groups because they are religious in nature. There needs to be equal protection and equal treatment. 2… →

Here is the audio from the sermon I gave at Riverfront Family Church last week. It is called “When Friendships Break: The Race to Reconciliation” You can read some of my additional thoughts that didn’t make the message here — specifically about s… →

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