It is not an easy decision for a pastor to make! This past Saturday I started calling and emailing. I posted on Facebook; all in an effort to get more input on what Genesis should do about the unfolding snowstorm. They were saying 8 inches, maybe 15 inches. Around the front range here west of... Continue Reading →
Is Islam Sufficiently Pluralistic? Are We?
Video from last week's message using the Apocryphal stories of Boy Jesus to remind us of the pluralist nature of our roots.
Missing Marcus
Marcus Borg died yesterday and this morning I am feeling more exposed; a little less brave. For 25 years since Jesus: A New Vision came out I have read his works with fascination and admiration for this scholar and prophet who dared go where many of us wanted but dared not. His progressive and deeply biblical, historical... Continue Reading →
Israel Living By the Sword
So, that didn’t take very long did it? Within days, even hours of accomplishing some sort of peace with the Palestinians and Hamas the government of Israel declared another illegal land grab of territory that doesn’t belong to them;the largest such criminal (and recurring) action in 3 decades. The timing was telling and obvious; a... Continue Reading →
Why I Don’t Teach “Jesus Died for My Sins”
Atonement & Forgiveness The Bible teaches us that we are good (Genesis 1). We are called to be in a relationship with God and have the capacity to obey and be faithful (Deuteronomy 30 and a good deal of the Old Testament account). Much traditional Atonement theology forgets this! Paul, waxing poetic about Adam and... Continue Reading →
Healthy Adaptive Joyous 