August 2016

  • My Visual Manifesto

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    My first manifesto was a simple declaration of faith. My second manifesto came as a way of changing the church. My third manifesto is this website. Today. I rediscovered minimalism a couple of years ago (I even made a Lenten devotional around it). But it was a particular minimalist manifesto which had the most profound impact on…

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  • On History, Racism, and Sitting Down For Equality

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    The critical moment in Iron Jawed Angels comes with war. Alice Paul and a league of women stand in front of the White House daily, compelling President Woodrow Wilson to recognize that it is long past time for women’s suffrage. They stand, protesting with the president’s own words, extolling eloquently on human dignity. So that he’ll hear them anew and not…

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  • A Country of Four-Year-Olds

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    A COUNTRY OF FOUR-YEAR-OLDS I sometimes feel that the only way to understand my country is to be a parent. I live in a land for which the response “because I can” is a valid argument and “because I said so” works just as well to dissuade; where freedom is more important than community, until…

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  • When Baptism Gets In the Way of Being a Good Christian

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    I’m supposed to want to baptize people. As a Christian and as a priest, I’m supposed to want people to come to the waters. Usually I do. I’m learning to loose my grip on the sacraments and serve the calling of GOD in respect for all the other people called by GOD. It just seems…

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  • Why Do Christians Always Talk About Sin?

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    Some Christians seem totally obsessed with it. Some never talk about it. Why? What is it about sin that makes Christians talk about it all the damned time? We have to deal with it because it is a huge part of the faith. The problem is that we often are dealing with the baggage and the…

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