Nov 10, 2016 | General, Theological Thinking
What does a United Methodist pastor know about citizenship? Not as much as I’d like. Here’s what I do know. God instructed his people to pray for the welfare of the city in which they live, even if they are captive, even if it is no longer “their...
Jul 29, 2016 | General, Theological Thinking, US Politics
I’m not a politician. But I keep up with public policy because policy is all about how we treat each other. For me, theology is the guideline for how we should treat each other. But in modern life, that’s not usually how people make decisions, even if they...
Oct 1, 2015 | Theological Thinking
In past posts, I’ve noted that the heart of sin is selfishness, while the heart of Christian discipleship (and that of many other world religions in their purest form) is selflessness. Selfishness is often thought of as retaining for oneself things that would be...
Oct 15, 2014 | Leading the Church, Pop Culture, Theological Thinking
Watching Bono’s apology scroll across my screen has caused me to ask a question on behalf of the the church: Who do we think we are? This week, U2 frontman Bono apologized for the free album that was automatically uploaded to every iTunes account in the world....
Oct 1, 2014 | Leading the Church, Theological Thinking
My blogfeed fills with solutions every morning, all from smart people. But no one seems to have an answer to the one solution out of our reach. What do you do when the efforts you are making stop working? What do you do when people don’t seem to want to do much...
Sep 6, 2014 | Leading the Church, Pop Culture
Gene Simmons, famous for his theatrical rock shows with his band, Kiss, has declared “rock music is finally dead.” What he’s actually saying, when the interview is more carefully read, is that the rock music industry is dead. “It’s very sad for new...
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