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This is an important documentary to watch, no matter which side of the debate you are on. Please watch and comment… What is disturbing to me is how similar the rhetoric is from the Uganda pastors and Christian fundamentalists in this country… … →

Ron Wikberg (right) with Wilbert Rideau at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at AngolaRON WIKBERG is the first prisoner I ever became friends with. He was a convicted murderer serving a life sentence in the most violent prison in America — the Lou… →

Yesterday I noted that I am spending a lot of time lately with some interesting folks — dealers, addicts, prostitutes and prisoners (and some of the folks I have been hanging with are all four of those!) Some I just hang with… others are becomi… →

I find that I spending a lot of time lately with addicts (porn, sex, drugs, alcohol… you name it), drug dealers, prostitutes and those in our prison system (inmates, parolees, etc). This is new for me. As a pastor, you don’t really get to spend … →

Rev. Ted Roberts writes about secrets: “Secrets in themselves become problems. First there is the pressure of trying to remember who you told what so that you aren’t discovered. Add to that the constant fear of being discovered and the guilt and s… →

A while back I posted a summary/outline of Tony Campolo’s talk at this year’s Gay Christian Network’s conference (click here). There was lots of commenting and controversy about that post — as well as some assumptions about what Campolo was sayin… →

Yesterday I posted about HOW BOUNDARIES GOT CROSSED in my situation. Today, I want to reflect on what could have prevented it — and also hopefully identify some lessons for other pastors or myself in terms of any future ministry. There are a coup… →

has almost been exactly one year since the proverbial crap hit the fan for me. I have spent a lot of time during this past year reflecting upon what happened and how I allowed it to happen. Of course, there were really two separate and distinct is… →

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If failure is not an option, than we would all be paralyzed and never try anything. FAILURE MUST BE AN OPTION. It is never our goal… we don’t woo it, court it or seek it. And we don’t celebrate it either. But we allow it, accept it, learn from i… →