I am looking forward to a weekend at Open Table Conference (http://opentableconference.com) I hope you can come and join me. I will get to join on stage some really great minds. The most famous is William Paul Young, whose book/film, “The Shack” is still the conversation nationwide. In fact, I gave an interview in Pittsburgh […]
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 […]
Friends, Help me plan my talk for The Open Table Conference here in PDX, June 9-11. I pray you are well. I have been off the grid for most of the last year. There are a number of reasons for this but most central is my work on my first novel, which I hope to […]
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 […]
One of my new themes in life is “No Back Spaces.” It is a movement within my public life, to say what I think, the way I think it, with less regard for the political ramifications. It is a change of orientation to not say things in a way that will speak to the “largest […]
(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 […]
One of the many treats in my life is to share a monthly radio segment on WordFM in Pittsburgh during drive time on the John and Kathy Show. This week the conversation was interesting enough to post it here for you. This recording is two hours long. My segment starts at 1:13. Just hit play […]
