This past weekend we had a few pagan bloggers come to my church (oh the horror!!!). They are the two writers that make up the new blog out of Portland titled Year of Sundays. Essentially they’re going to different churches around Portland every Sunday for the entire year. And they don’t hold back on any…
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Ministry Isn’t For Pastors
One of my struggles of working at a church and also attending seminary is that many I interact with seem to think of church ministry as the height of faithfulness and ministry to God. Think of the phrase, “I’m going into the ministry,” and it’s common use in our culture today. Yet it comes across…
The Super Bowl As a Religious Spectacle
Watching the Super Bowl on Sunday night I had this somewhat random thought: The Super Bowl isn’t too much different than a well produced church service. My disclaimer to that is I fully recognize the MAJOR differences between them. But for the sake of this post, let’s consider the similarities. Before the service (game) starts…
Displaying a Cross in Church
On the back wall of the stage in my church’s main sanctuary we have a cross. Now and then we cover it up to put up some type of design so the stage and sanctuary has a different look and feel. Most often we then put out another cross somewhere on the stage, but now…
25 Is the New 45
About a month ago Time magazine did the unthinkable and named a 26 year old man their person of the year. They also kind of dated themselves because he probably deserved the award 3 years ago, but it was a gutsy move nonetheless. Mark Zuckerburg, founder and CEO of Facebook was Time magazine’s 2010 person…
How Blogging Taught Me to Preach
This semester I took my first preaching course in seminary. Taking the course was a big step for me, in a weird way. I’m in front of people all the time. Sometimes leading smaller groups, other times leading thousands. But the thought of getting up and speaking for a long period of time is so…