Hello friends, I am speaking this week along side Paul Young, author of the book/movie, “The Shack.” We will be together at the “Open Table Conference” in Portland. Tickets are still available. Paul and I go back more than a decade. I cherish his friendship and mentorship, his support of my writings (including writing the […]
Hey friends, I am currently outside of Orlando visiting family. So much of the discussion right now is about the tragic death of 49 souls in an Orlando night club and wounding of dozens more. What is a human being to do with such tragedies? How are we to respond to our neighbors and friends […]
Over the weekend the Oregonian published an article in which I suggest that the American Christian Church should consider giving back her tax exemption to heal one of society’s great wounds, like child hunger or health care. I wrote a follow up to that article here. The suggestion stirred some great discussion (2000 shares and over 500 comments […]
Over the weekend the Oregonian published an article in which I suggest that the American Christian Church should consider giving back her tax exemption to heal one of society’s great wounds, like child hunger or health care. As of this morning, oregonlive.com has received over 500 comments on the article and over 1800 shares on […]
I sit on the light-rail train traveling through my beloved Portland at rush hour. Every seat is occupied and half as many more stand. I glance around the jostling compartment at each face, dozens in total. Not one smile. Almost zero eye contact… the few that do quickly refocus twenty feet beyond me as if […]
There is no “my team” and “the other team.” Sacred friendship means we meet one another on level ground… we stand shoulder to shoulder, without hierarchies. It is very much like enjoying a sunset. Please watch this 25 minute talk on non-hierarchical sacred friendship from last week for my friends at Azusa Pacific University. Click […]
Maintaining Personal Myth Through Irrational Loyalty For years we were baffled by the “Angry Pastor” phenomena. Little did we know, it may have been a foreshadow of an emerging national mania. Download Free eBook Here and share it with your friends. Angry Pastor Three years ago I was asked to write an article on the […]
Today is the birthday of one of my favorite people, Johnny Cash. In celebration, let’s watch the greatest Music Video ever:
(Note: As you read this, would you consider helping me with some advice in the comments. I am thinking about writing a book about a theology of alcohol, based in this article. What advice would you give? Thank you for reading.) God gave us alcohol to help us remember, not to help us forget. I […]
Have you ever read MLK’s Letter From a Birmingham Jail? It is one of the most significant documents in the history of the United States. Seriously, have you read it? Listen to me and some friends (Tony Campolo, Shane Claiborne, Lisa Sharon Harper, Frank Schaeffer, Leroy Barber, Doug Pagitt, Tim Soerens and others) read the […]
