A couple of months ago at our presbytery meeting, a group presented information during our leaning time about “domestic violence.” The name was… Read More »Presbytery Agrees Physical and Emotional Abuse are Bad…But Avoids Spiritual Abuse?
Years back, I read Brian McLaren’s A New Kind of Christian. What a great book for those coming from an exclusivist background (those who believe… Read More »Review: The Path of the Blue Raven
I’ve started reading The Existential Jesus by John Caroll. In the introduction he said something that caught my ear. I don’t know if I’ve… Read More »Post-Church Christianity
I discovered fellow Presbyterian minister John Shuck on the web a while back. The part of his blog that drew me in was his “Meaning… Read More »The God That Neither Exists Nor Does Not Exist, But is Real
Again and again, the bigoted perspective that calls homosexuality a sin in the eyes of God has reminded us that the American Psychological Association (APA)… Read More »American Psychological Association Takes a Stand Against Repairative Therapy
A few years ago I read Peter Rollins’ How (Not) to Speak of God. Ever since, I have been a fan. The stuff he does… Read More »Peter Rollins on Entering the Wisdom of the Judeo-Christian Tradition
It’s easy to get caught up in language. How many fights start not because people disagree with what is being said, but how it is… Read More »Words on God
“It’s a matter of faith.” “According to my faith,….” “My faith is wavering.” “I’ve lost my faith.” The word of the day is “faith.” It’s… Read More »Faith/Not-Faith
