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Elevator Talk
In a class this semester, we were asked to write a short blurb about our theological convictions. The catch was that it had to be an “Elevator Talk.” Think of it this way. Imagine you get into an elevator and punch the button for your floor. It’s a pretty big building and it’ll take a…
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Doubting Thomas
Here’s the video of the Nickle Creek song. It’s groovy. If it’s not embedded on this page, click here instead. Here’s what I wonder – and many others have too. Why do we call him doubting? Weren’t all the other disciples equally questionable? How many of them ran to the tomb to greet the risen…
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A Methodist & an Atheist Walk Into a Bar…
I’ve had some ongoing dialogue with an atheist (I’ve also heard the phrase non-theist) friend of mine. Yesterday he posted on my Facebook page a Daily Beast article quoting Orange County Pastor Wiley Drake who appears to be calling for the deaths of Congress members – and perhaps others – who support health care reform…
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Opportunities for Techno-Theology
When I was in my early 20s, I went to a church in Northridge that had – for the first time I’d ever seen – a projector showing song lyrics during the worship service. I had been involved in tech for quite a while and had been involved in my local church for even longer. Never…
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Something New with Theology and Tech!
So I’ve been a geek for a long time. I don’t need to water it down. If it walks like a duck & quacks like a duck, it’s a duck! I walk like a geek and talk like a geek, so I must be a geek!! I’ve been a freelance IT consultant for a number…
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Taste of the Town
Yesterday I was on the way home from picking up Cameron from school. As has become common practice for us, we began talking about the things he did in school that day. Who did you play with on the playground? Did you read a story at circle time? What story? Did you take your nap? …
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Sodom & Gomorrah
I recently finished a paper on the biblical story of Sodom & Gomorrah. I wanted to post it here because it’s been used recently and often as a way to marginalize the gay population, and I think it’s a bastardization of the text (at best!) and a completely inappropriate use of God’s word. I offer it…
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Spirituality vs. Religion
One of the classes I’m taking this session is called “Spirituality and Mental Health.” It’s an on-line class, so everything is done through response to online questions in a community forum. The first question from this class was really interesting, and I thought I’d post the question and my thoughts here. So here we go.…
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School News
I’ve been working hard at this school stuff. This is hard! It’s been well worth it, though. I’ve already posted my admission to CST. While I wait for the start in September, I’ve been continuing work on my Bachelor’s degree. I just got my grades from last session and found out that I got two…
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I Got In!
I got the call yesterday… I’ve been accepted to Claremont School of Theology! I’m so excited and so humbled to be on this next part of a wonderful and fulfilling journey. I’ll start this Fall in the M. Div. program. Mostly, I’m having trouble not jumping up & down every 5 minues…