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Politics in the Park
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3 min read
In a city park, over the weekend, this conversation probably occurred: Geoffery: Did you read that Paul Krugman post? The one about hypocrisy? Dillon: No! What did that old miser have to say? Geoffery: He noticed that we seem to have different feelings about our leaders’ indiscretions depending on their political party. Dillon: Can’t be. …
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The Bridegroom’s a Jerk; I Sure Hope God Isn’t
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1 min read
In this parable, (Matthew 25:1-13) with bridesmaids, waiting for the bridegroom, the easy reading is wrong. It doesn’t work. If we see this as being about…The Second Coming or Heaven after death or the perfect example of Christian community… Then God is an idiot. See, the easy reading makes us think two things: We need to prepare for…
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How about we occupy the church?
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3 min read
Of course the teens should occupy the church; but not just teens. Us! We should occupy the church! We should demand a better church! We should lay claim to our leadership of an institution that today only benefits some! Brian Kirk asks in a column for Patheos: “Should we help teens occupy the church?” which…
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Bp. Robinson on Occupy Wall Street
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1 min read
I’m a little late in posting this, but I am happy to see other Episcopalians talking about this in an honest and direct way.
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5 Keys to Engaging Mid-Lifers in church
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6 min read
One of my good church friends is Jimmy*. Jimmy is a Baby Boomer, served in Vietnam, runs a small business he owns. He, like many of his generation, grew up going to church and spent the middle twenty or so years not. Jimmy and I would talk about what matters…
Make a New Normal
