[Caveat: this post is somewhat for people of “my tribe” and it may not relate well to “your tribe.” Take it with that grain of salt, and perhaps consider...
We’ve already heard four ways to be holier than thou from our Pharisee coaches at the Holy Roller Pharisee Consultancy (see below for links). But here are two more ways...
In part one of this series, we’ve already heard two ways to be holier than thou from our Pharisee coaches at the Holy Roller Pharisee Consultancy. But we’re just...
Jesus made miracles out of mudpies (John 9:1-12) and the man born blind can now see. His troubles are over, right? Nope—the marginalized man who so recently was blind...
A man who goes blind loses what he knows, and that is precisely the loss. The man, having gone blind, remembers what the look of the sunset, a Father’s...
As the Mosaix Multi-Ethnic Conference began on November 5, 2013 in Long Beach, California, it was clear that it would not be like most conferences. At first glance you...
So, what might our loyalty to sports have to do with Church life? Let me explain. I was a Colts fan from way back when they moved to Indianapolis....
A friend of mine named Dan Reiland, Executive Pastor at 12Stone Church, posted the following question that I was musing here on a Saturday morning after picking up the...
I asked this question on Facebook: So many people had great guesses. Including: praying, sneezing, & yawning. It was agreed that 1.65 is too high a number for the...
Today I’m recalling that Joseph in the book of Genesis was a victim of human trafficking. He also suffered injustices resulting from being an immigrant. Putting my feet in...
I wrote this letter to the editors of my local paper today. I hope they post excerpts of it soon: _______________________ August 29, 2013 Recently our Representative, Mrs. Susan...
This morning I was driving up to Chicago for meetings on Immigrant Ministry, in what has become, in my opinion, a spiritual successor to the Civil Rights Movement. Today...