Category: Blog

Sugar Season

You cause the grass to grow for the cattle,     and plants for people to use, to bring forth food from the earth,     and

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Subverting the Norm

The recent conversations in our household, and among my group of friends, have surrounded around the Subverting the Norm conference. Have any of you heard

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Wolf Calls

Ever since Star Wars was in the running back in 1978 when I was 14 years old I have watched the annual broadcast of the

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One Body

I heard a remarkable story the other day from Dan Aleshire, the President of the Association of Theological Schools.  Aleshire recently interviewed three pastors from

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The New Priesthood

As a theology professor at a protestant institution I’ve learned the art of self-depreciation. The heritage of the reformation is always suspect of the “priesthood”-

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Higher Education Blues

Theresa Latini stole my thunder yesterday with her wise post, “How to Live Well and Faithfully in the Midst of Institutional Upheaval.” I’m glad she

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The Leap

Last time, I talked here about growing up in the Army chapel system, so I hope you’ll indulge a second blog in a row about

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Jim Brownson’s New Book

The little pond I swim in, the Reformed Church in America, has not, in my memory, anticipated a book as much as Jim Brownson’s recently

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