My Pentecost sermon, complete with one weird trick to lose belly fat way to help a stuck moment in relationship!
Year: 2015
Everybody Panic! – Why We are All Wrong About Church Decline
From Erik Larson: a Great word both of honest assessment AND hope: Everybody Panic! – Why We are All Wrong About Church Decline.
Mothering the Faithful Pt 2
…and the congregation manages to redeem the most repellent, sexist text in the NT Apocrypha for the win!
Mothering the Faithful pt 1
Fall of Saigon and my mum. Mothering past the resistance.
Ex Machina…quality humanitarian storytelling
Deus ex machina (“God from a machine”) usually refers to careless story writing utilizing a plot twist coming out of nowhere. Rather than providing back story or rationale something extraordinary happens that changes the entire narrative, typically pulling a happier ending out of the hat. We are surprised by such seemingly divine intervention, but there is no way we couldn’t be. There is a sense of betrayal that comes to the viewer with such heavy handed outside influence. Life can indeed be like that, but carefully crafted narratives have more to…
Not Fast Enough 7. I’d Be Furious If I Weren’t So Bored.
This was the worst movie I have seen in years. The fact that it is a huge hit here is predictable, if disappointing. The fact that it is the biggest movie in China means the U.S. will never bother going to war with China; the West has already won/lost. This is a huge relief. “Fast” is mindless entertainment with some awesome stunts, exciting car chases, and an hour of Vin Diesel and Jason Statham punching each other to no effect. You are required to suspend your disbelieve every few moments,…
Being Shepherds for Seekers Part 1
In an Activist congregation we turn to John 10 and those we (each of us!) lead :
Being Shepherds for Seekers Part 2
“The 12” Utterly Ascends
Critic Jon Landau in 1974 upon seeing a certain New Jersey singer/songwriter for the first time: “I saw rock and roll future, and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” This past Sunday I was at the small Stage Theater at the Center for the Performing Arts here in Denver where a world premiere was taking place. I saw Christian Rock Musical future, and its name is “The 12” It has been a generation since Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar brought the Good News to Broadway,
TravelBlogging with GeoGuessr
Round One – I can see recycling containers on the side of the road, blue…this must be the U.S. Then I see a truck ahead on the road as I am clicking along. Google has of course blurred the plate, but the tail gate says Dodge. Another vote for our part of the world. Farmland all around me and the house on the left feels decidedly Midwest so I settle for clicking around Iowa on the map in the lower right of the game screen where you make your location…