My Musings About Race, Religion, Politics, and Anything Else You Don't Talk About In Polite Company
On February 3rd, 1999, I was tasked with delivering the eulogy at my dad's funeral. I thought I'd share it here on this Father's Day. I speak on behalf of my family when I say how much I appreciate the many ways that large numbers of you have expressed your love and sympathy to us.... Continue Reading →
My old and dear friend Rev. Tim Melton messaged me this afternoon and sent the following piece he had written. Tim has spent the last 30+ years in full-time Christian ministry, mostly in conservative Presbyterian churches. He has an MA in Theology from Columbia International University. This piece is posted with his blessing. The title... Continue Reading →
Powerful words on the first day of Lent that spoke to me. 6 “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? 7 Is it not to share your food with the hungry... Continue Reading →
One of the more politicized issues of our day is the question of how to best care for the poor. Sadly, the political nature of the conversation has at times caused us focus on "what should the government do about the poor" rather than what should be--for the follower of Jesus--the far more salient question:... Continue Reading →
A few minutes ago, the President of the United States sent this message out via Twitter: So some day, if a Democrat becomes President and the Republicans win the House, even by a tiny margin, they can impeach the President, without due process or fairness or any legal rights. All Republicans must remember what they... Continue Reading →
Despite having been born and raised an extremely active Episcopalian and the fact that I've been active in an ACNA Church for nearly all of the three years I've lived in North Carolina, I've never been tasked with leading Prayers Of The People, which is a time in the Anglican tradition where a lay person... Continue Reading →
I've shared a piece with my thoughts on this at EatPrayVote. Check it out HERE.
I found this blog post particularly thought-provoking, and thus commend it to you. It’s primarily an admonition to pastors with mostly-suburban congregations, but I took away quite a bit for myself.
Yesterday, I had the rare privilege of sharing some thoughts with my brothers and sister at the Acts 29 Global Gathering in Nashville, TN. It has been a remarkable time together and I love this family more than ever. I was tasked to speak for fifteen minutes on things I have learned as church planter and leader in a suburban context. For some reason, it seems to have struck a chord, and I hope and pray that it might prove useful to some.
Below is the full transcript. Grace and peace.
My Life as a Suburban Church Planter: Acts 29 Global Gathering
18 July 2017
I have spent the last ten years serving a church in the big, bad, beautiful city of Johannesburg, South Africa. But that isn’t an entirely true statement, because the community in which our church gathers is found in the leafy suburbs to the North of…
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Some of my writings have been picked up by a much larger site. Here's a link to one that might interest some of my readers: What Can We Learn From Ben Sasse, Bill Maher, And The N-Word?
I don't recall who wrote this, and it may have been random quote from Twitter, but one of the most insightful thoughts I saw early in the Obama Presidency regarding the question of "does having a black President mean that America is a post-racial society" was something along the lines of this: "We will know... Continue Reading →
Uncomfortable Places 