A Letter About Love to My Daughters on Valentine’s Day
Photo: Ashton Popiel Dear Girls, You may not remember, but four years ago I wrote you a really cheesy letter expressing the love and hopes that your mom and I have for your lives. Well, your Dad is...
View ArticleBook Review: “Is God a Christian?” by R. Kirby Godsey
For my first foray into the Patheos Book Club I chose to take a peek at R. Kirby Godsey’s book Is God a Christian?. With words and emotions of the the 9/11 10 year remembrance in the air, I thought...
View ArticleGuns, God and and a Gift from My New Friend, M.
[Image: Writing I found on the bathroom wall at the Peaceful World Cafe at the Red Victorian, SF.] Earlier this summer, I got onto a bit of a blogging roll: pissing off hard core photographers, musing...
View ArticleThe Weekend Occupy Came Home
Yesterday I came home to this . . . Apparently my two youngest daughters and their friend had decided to build a fort in our living room. As children have done for eons, every chair and blanket in the...
View ArticleGrace Ji-Sun Kim – God, Women, and the Church
What began as a personal blogging hiatus, there has been such a positive response to the to the Guest Blogging Crew, I am making this a regular feature on my blog. It is my intention to expose...
View ArticleGrace Ji-Sun Kim – Mother’s Day: I Can Only Imagine
As part of my Guest Blogging Series, this week I am glad to welcome back Rev. Dr. Grace Ji-Sun Kim as she muses on Mother’s Day. Grace received her M.Div. from Knox College and her Ph.D. from the...
View ArticleMy Last Post About Guns. I’m Out.
flickr: vinothchandar With the recent National Rifle Association’s campaign to bring armed guards into every school in the United States [12/21/12 nra.org], I’m out. Simply put, this posture of...
View ArticleThe Road Not Taken, Whatever.
Flickr Photo: likethebirds UPDATE: Remembering that my mom probably never stops worrying, my “little” brother is in blue [VIDEO] Every once in a while — no check that, all the time, I worry about the...
View ArticleTeaching Our Children to be Joyfully Mediocre
I love playing guitar. But truth be told, I am not very good. Sure, I can rock out on “Shine Jesus Shine,” “One Tin Soldier” or “Brown Eyed Girl” like no one’s business, but I am pretty sure that I...
View ArticleHow I Survive Everyday Racism
Flicker image: tweedledeedesigns One of my first memories of being a pastor was a visit I made to one of our home-bound members, Julie (not her real name). Julie had been a child of the church, had...
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