Do the Next Right Thing: King’s Legacy as Metaphor with Adam Clark
Guilt paralyzes. We suffer beneath the weight of what we have done. The mental and emotional real estate guilt takes up in our lives often leaves us handicapping our next decision. Related posts: Fleming Rutledge Had Me Chippy, I Blame Jason Micheli Black Olive or Green Olive, What Color Was Jesus?: An Interview with Adam...
What Does Socrates Have to do with Preaching? or, Too Nerdy for Jason Micheli
What will that fifty dollar shirt do that the ten dollar shirt won’t? The ten dollar shirt covers you in all the right places. Related posts: Zhand, Sobrino, and Editing Isaiah Beauty May Liberate Us From the Cul-De-Sac: An Interview with Bill Walker III Walk 150 Miles In My Shoes: An Interview with Blake Oakley...
What Does It Profit a Pastor to Run for Local Office?
When he learned I was on the City Council, my friend remarked, “I did not take you for Constantinian.” At once I felt I disappointed one of my man-crush’s. I also realized how broad brushed generalizations work. Related posts: Jesus, Jerusalem, Samaria, and Independence Day An Uneasy Agent of the State: Part 1, Prayer As Ceremony...
Receiving Dante: An Interview with Nathan P. Gilmour of The Christian Humanist Podcast
When asked what book or books have left an impression on me I often refer to a book given as a gift. Jimmy gave me a copy of The Divine Conspiracy in the late 1990’s. To this day the idea of intentional formation looms large in by my own life and ministry. Much of that...
My Women on International Women’s Day
Years ago, when our girls were small, a friend said, “All great men have two girls.” Incidentally he told me he heard it from one of our mutual friends. Naturally all three of us have two girls. Related posts: Friday Photo – Introducing Oikoshandmade Friday Photo – My Three Girls Can Never Repay . ....
The Impossibility of Ethics? – A Conversation Over Breakfast
Solomon the Wise King faced the impossibility of ethics. The story is well known. His response to the dilemma came in rooting out the true mother. When the baby’s mother declared, “Give her the living baby but please don’t have him killed,” Solomon knew the true mother would love the child more than another’s mother....
(My) Black History: Why So Excited?
Nine year olds may be easily excited. Our Pee Wee baseball team won quite a few games. I played nearly every position on the field at that age. I even pitched a game or two. But, I am not sure any excitement I felt that year compared to that of Ms. Criag. I did not...
The Circles of Faithful Presence: An(other) Interview with David E. Fitch
Practical Theology is theology from below. That is, practical theology is rooted in reflections about God’s activity in the world in real time. Eugene Peterson reminds, “Matter is real. Flesh is good. Without firm rooting in creation, religion is always drifting off into some kind of pious sentimentalism or sophisticated intellectualism.” (The Contemplative Pastor, p.68)...
(My) Black History: Colorblind?
I did not know she was Black. To distinguish a person based on skin color fell well below the goals of recess fun and meeting new friends. What more do you expect from a five year old? Related posts: (My) Black History Pitts’ Requiem and the NICU Our Office Is Open, Your’s Should Be Too,...
(My) Black History
No, I am not Black. I am not African-American. But, thinking about February as Black History Month I have been thinking about my story, my life story. Related posts: Treyvon, a Legal System, and the Justice To Come Our Office Is Open, Your’s Should Be Too, Say “No” to Columbus Day Applauding the South Carolina...
Special Episode: James Younger and The Story of God
Many of us read about how others view the world, reality and God. Few of us are able to talk and interact with those whose view of things religious is different than our own. If you had the opportunity to learn from those who are, say, Hindu, would you? Related posts: Pariah, Corporatist News, and...
Unless You Become Like One of These
Last Friday’s lack of school came easier. The predicted ice storm never came. Images of crashed semi-trailer rigs pointed to a storm that missed more than failed to arrive. Related posts: Poverty, American Christianity, and The Church, An Interview with Ryan Abernathy Goliath, David, and South Carolina Maybe Oklahoma Needs a 10 Commandments Monument at...
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