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When GOD Gives Conflicting Instructions
On her blog yesterday, the Rev. Susan Russell announced a Celebration of Equality. It is a really special event in the life of her Pasadena congregation and I’m sure is going to be an awesome sight. In the midst of this celebration is a “sneak preview” of a new documentary about the Rt. Rev. V.…
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Celebrating Fools
Today is Epiphany. It is one of those church holidays that has morphed over time to become what is known in some parts as “Three Kings Day”. Originally something else, it is now the day we honor the “Wise Men” or “Three Kings”. Unfortunately, we celebrate without the hint of irony that comes with getting…
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On the 12th Day of Christmas
I love vigilantly keeping the Christmas decorations up through Christmas. Take a look at what we did for the kids at my tumblr page. My wife did the fireplace and I did the logs and fire. We also had a great time counting down the days! Tonight the Wise Guys show up. What do you…
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More Important New Year Markers Than New Year’s Day
The longest tradition in my life with regards to New Year’s is the annual double-date my wife and I would do with her best friend and husband, Kelli and Doug. We would go out to a fancy restaurant, eat well, go back to their house and wait for that big Ball to “Drop”. The guys…
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Fixing What We Got Wrong
My mentor during seminary, The Rev. Darren Elin once remarked that we get our two biggest holidays backwards: we celebrate Christmas the night before and Easter the morning after when it should be the other way around. Boy was he right. This is my first Christmas in 5 years in which I wasn’t one of…
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(Dis)order and Witness
Since the Occupy protests began, I’ve been struggling with what is so objectionable to so many people about protest. Perhaps I am as pinko as my former rector, Matt+ says I am, but I’ve never found protest in itself to be ugly. Between my own limited experience and the research I’ve done, criticisms of protests of…