Category: Intra-Faith
Civil Religion and The Powers That Be
Popularly known as the “Muslim Gandhi,” Abdul Ghaffar Khan (1890-1988) led hundreds of thousands of Pashtuns in nonviolent resistance to the oppressive British colonizers in India, suffering great... Read More
Why I am ashamed to be a United Methodist.
First let me make something perfectly clear — I love my denomination. The United Methodist Church‘s theology is historically grounded in a movement attentive to the holistic character of h... Read More
Vocation at the Heart of Formation
What a rich blessing it was to help host the Fund for Theological Education’s Leaders in Ministry Conference at Boston University, June 16-20, 2010. Having been an FTE Undergraduate and Ministry F... Read More
Lutheranism Without the Potluck
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and I are suffering a spiritual identity crisis brought on by the death of a culture-based practice of Lutheranism. The practice of church has been d... Read More
Christians in the Sukkah
Have you ever heard the expression, “You’re in my personal space?” As Americans, we love our space. During the frontier days, barb wire delineated my space from your space. Today, elongated “p... Read More
Holy Wisdom Monastery: The Movie
A short documentary-style introduction to the Volunteer-in-Community (VIC) program at the ecumenical Holy Wisdom Monastery near Madison, Wisconsin. It conveys the openness of Holy Wisdom Monastery, th... Read More
Blood, Guts, and Getting Over Humps
How can we reframe religious and spiritual language so it can be used to give voice to the seekers, the marginalized, the doubters, the broke, those in need of transformation, and those in need of ins... Read More
Rattling the (Rib)Cage
A quote from F. Scott Fitzgerald that I’ve been obsessed with lately: “The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ... Read More
No Hole in the Heart: Defeating the “Deity Deficit”
Frank is bald, with wisps of white hair towards the back of his head, individual hairs sticking up every which way. He sports a small, bristly, white moustache with a hint of grey in the center, his r... Read More- 44 of 44
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