Field notes on life and mission with God after Christendom
After Jesus heals a man born blind, and the religious leaders cannot figure out what's going on (despite the man very clearly telling them), Jesus says: "For judgment I have come into this world, so that the blind will see and those who see will … [Continue reading] about The Judgment of Jesus
I have been leading worship for as long as I've been doing ministry. Initially "leading worship" meant leading a band that was leading a congregation in singing their praise and prayers to God. Eventually, as I was drawn into the liturgical … [Continue reading] about On Leading Worship
I recently read an article by Richard Beck about how Jesus was a pirate. When I read it I remembered a bemusing spiritual experience I had many years ago at a charismatic church conference. I've always had a somewhat ambivalent relationship with … [Continue reading] about Getting Run Through By Jesus
When we are isolated from each other it's easy to forget that we belong to each other. Before I know it, I can find myself retreating into a self-protective stance toward others, walling off my heart for fear of getting hurt. Here's a collect I wrote … [Continue reading] about A Collect For Remembering We Belong To Each Other
In Matthew 21:33-46 Jesus tells the parable of the wicked tenants, where a landowner rents out his vineyard to some tenant farmers who refuse to to share the harvest with the landowner, beating his servants and killing his son. Jesus is telling … [Continue reading] about Repenting is Easy and Hard