Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Matt's Day. Again.

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December 30th is Matt's Day in our home. He died on this day at age 23 in 2001. He was killed by a drunk driver speeding down the wron...
Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Our God Is Able: Martin Luther King Jr. and The Strength to Love

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"Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling." Jude 24 At the center of the Christian faith is the conviction that in t...
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Sunday, October 20, 2013

Anchor & 15 Years

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Today marks Sunday number 781 for Anchor Community Church!  For fifteen years we've been gathering for worship in the 3rd Street nei...
Friday, September 13, 2013

On Being an Adult & Becoming Fully Present

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How do you know when you are grown up? For us guys, when are you a man? What makes an adult an "adult"? This extended quote from...
Friday, August 23, 2013

Hiss! Roar!

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My brother Ben used to say stuff like that all time. You ask him a question, he'd reply, "Hiss! Roar!" You ask him to pass...
Monday, July 29, 2013

Endings Are Better Than Beginnings

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In cleaning out my Dad's desk yesterday, I came across all sorts of papers and books and his writings. It's been almost fourteen mon...
Thursday, June 06, 2013

Transitions

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Transitions are the stuff of life. Or: change is the only constant. There is a lot of transition in my life these days. It is unsettling. ...
Monday, May 20, 2013

Sabbatical Reflections [part two]

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It's the start of my fourth week back with Anchor since my sabbatical ended. The time is quickly churning by as I talk with Anchorpeople...
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Friday, May 03, 2013

Sabbatical Reflections [part one]

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It's my third day back with Anchor Community Church. The time has been spent reconnecting with leaders from the congregation. We've ...
Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Liberate Christians From Themselves

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It is probably helpful to break down the pseudo-divide between the secular and the sacred. Especially when it comes to churchwork. As a past...
Monday, February 25, 2013

When We Humble Ourselves...

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In my striving to be like Jesus, and in my desire to focus on what I'm getting right, I fail to pay attention to how "infinitely fa...
Monday, February 04, 2013

Revolutionary Christianity

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In focusing more and more on what Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God, there is some new imagination required for what that would look ...
Wednesday, January 30, 2013

How To Listen To God

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Can silence from God be something to listen to? Is being with God, in silence, also a form of listening?  God knows my need for a conve...
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Thursday, September 06, 2012

Barely Hanging On

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What can you do for the people you know who are barely hanging on? Especially when you are the one barely hanging on. What do you do when ...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Jesus & Our Culture of Addiction

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Alcohol, smoking, drugs, gambling, food, video games, internet, sex, shopping and work have been referred to as the ten most common addictio...
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