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Pay Attention to the Public Ten.
Last week I made my first blog post in a long while (yeah, yeah, I know) about why I am ignoring the allegedly “more than eight” pastors and theologians who call for an “amicable separation” within the...
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LYFE Camp 2014 Day 0 | Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord!
Hello Regular and New Readers, For the next week, I’ll be writing about our experience at LYFE Camp, a camp ministry for teens that is one of the many programs offered by Camp Minnesota of the...
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LYFE Camp 2014 Day 1 | The Campers Are Here!
What can I say but our first day went off without a hitch! Counselors worked hard all morning preparing for campers’ arrival. We did some teambuilding exercises, boundary and safety training, and got...
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LYFE Camp 2014 Day 2 | Why Practice?
Today was our first full day of LYFE Camp, Dear Reader, and what a full day it was! Rather than give you the play by play, I think I’ll toss out a few highlights of the day, putting them into...
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Christianity is “The chance to give a shit.” A theological reaction to...
I have never (to my recollection) used swear words on this blog, and if you don’t want to read “shit” a few times, you can skip this one but I hope you’ll bear with me. If you don’t want to read one or...
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Who Is My Edina Neighbor?
“Who is my neighbor?” It’s an eternal question and we don’t always like the answer because it can be challenging. Our neighbor could include the stranger, the broken, the enemy. But maybe that...
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A Christmas Eve Invitation.
If you’re in the area and you don’t have a church home for Christmas Eve, I invite you to Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church. There are worship services at 12:00pm, 2:00pm, 4:00pm, 7:00pm, and...
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I suppose it’s possible.
Update: It’s looking less and less possible. “Police officer charged in fatal shooting of Philando Castile; County attorney: Yanez was not justified in his use of deadly force.” After my spouse and I...
View ArticleHow I almost made our church be one of the churches slamming the door on Jen...
Friends, we’re minutes away from Jen Hatmaker and Nichole Nordeman’s sold-out evening show, Moxie Matters, at Hennepin Avenue United Methodist Church where I serve as Associate Pastor. The matinee was...
View ArticleFive Practical Gift Ideas for Your Pastor or Seminary Student
It’s the holiday shopping season and if you have a clergy person – or pastor or seminary student or church ministry professional – in your life who is on your shopping list, chances are you have their...
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