Maybe not the nicest thing to say---
Jesus was not resuscitated to pick up his old life where he left off. He was resurrected to new life. Resurrection is not resuscitation....
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- Mar 23, 2022
- 3 min
Sing, Dance, Pray and Live in Hope Another Day.
I almost wrote a blog about our second anniversary of COVID-19 restrictions. Almost. Something about how we’ve had two years of shelter...
- Feb 18, 2022
- 3 min
Repentance in the age of Christian Nationalism, still.
Can we talk about repentance and Christian nationalism? I’m not an authority on any of this, but I’m part of it, and Lent seems like a...
- Jan 21, 2022
- 3 min
Exhausted and angry? That'll work.
A school district superintendent is teaching 8th grade Social Studies because the regular teacher has COVID-19 and there’s a shortage of...
- Dec 10, 2021
- 4 min
It's not about the fruitcake.
True Confession: I love fruitcake. Not the kind that can be bought at the grocery store, nor the kind that can be made from what can be...
- Nov 5, 2021
- 3 min
Don't you want to see what happens?
My kids have grown up, their bedrooms have not. So – my project – one room at a time – is to “adult” their old rooms. I’m not talking a...
- Oct 6, 2021
- 3 min
Turns out I only like ‘new things’ when they're my idea
“See I am doing a new thing, now it springs forth. Do you not perceive it?” Isaiah 43:19. In my old position I facilitated change...
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
I'm not normal, are you?
I always wanted to be mistaken for normal. I was born with several birth defects. Surgeries have allowed me to function with only...
- May 18, 2021
- 3 min
Beyond Tech Equipment: a Tech-Shaped Culture
Technology has changed us. Or at least most of us. In his book Grace and Gigabytes, Ryan Panzer points out that technology has changed...
- May 3, 2021
- 3 min
Resuscitation or Resurrection?
As the COVID-19 vaccine comes into wide use and we can open our doors again, we have a choice: do we spend our energy resuscitating old...
- Apr 2, 2021
- 4 min
My Confession...and maybe yours.
Resurrection requires death. As we prepare for Easter by remembering Jesus' suffering and death, I’m preparing for new life by confessing...
- Mar 14, 2021
- 3 min
Coming Home?
Bonus Blog from Pastor Scott Peterson - adding to the conversation on American Exceptionalism that Pastor Brenda Bos started in the...
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
Christian Nationalism is White
On the eve of jury selection for the trial of Derek Chauvin, ex Minneapolis police officer, I share some thoughts on the White Christian...
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
We're number one! At least that's what we tell ourselves.
Instead of using the phrase “Christian Nationalism”, I’d like to enter into this conversation by talking about American Exceptionalism. I...
- Feb 17, 2021
- 3 min
Repentance in the age of Christian Nationalism, still.
Can we talk about repentance and Christian nationalism? I’m not an authority on any of this, but I’m part of it, and Lent seems like a...
- Feb 4, 2021
- 1 min
You gotta die -- but you're not dead for very long!
This may be one of the better lines in my interview with Pastor Eric Shafer for Hope Matters. But that is how resurrection works –...
- Dec 26, 2020
- 3 min
For me, it's personal.
Twenty-seven years ago, on the day after Christmas, my son was born. Suddenly there was no more peaceful staring at the Christmas tree...
- Dec 13, 2020
- 3 min
Grief, Nostalgia and a COVID Christmas
Christmas will be different this year. Families won’t be able to gather in the way they are used to. Christmas Eve worship, even if it’s...
- Nov 25, 2020
- 3 min
Get drunk on Thanksgiving!
Really. Rumi says: “Gratitude is the wine of the soul. Go On, Get Drunk!" Despite Rumi’s advice, I suspect many of us would barely get...
- Nov 8, 2020
- 3 min
Can you feel it?
Right after the AP, CNN and Fox projected Biden would win, a friend posted the song “Everybody Rejoice” from “The Wiz” on Facebook. This...
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