A blog or 2 back I wrote and published a piece titled “Forgive Me if I Don’t Raise a Toast”. This was in response to all the over the top partying and Super Bowl like mentality of the killing of Bin-Laden. My observation of the art of blog writing is one never knows where or
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In the last few days if I have been asked once I have been asked a dozen times…why would we sign on with the Somos Georgia / We Are Georgia’s BuySpot & Sanctuary Zone Community? The answer is pretty simple, as Christians, as persons of deep faith we have an obligation to stand up and
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Let me start by saying that in the deepest part of my soul I am opposed to “capital punishment”. The hairs on my neck crawl when the State of Georgia injects killing poisons through the veins of anyone allegedly on my behalf. I take seriously the teaching of Jesus, which say the “one without sin”
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This being Holy Week I have been spending a lot of time wrestling with what it means to be an independent, affirming progressive Christian. If you have followed my blog or preaching, the you are familiar with those scriptures which drive me both as a person of faith and a pastor. As long as I
Here is a thumbnail sketch of what I think is wrong with the modern day church…”hell” The modern church teaches hell, lives in hell and promotes hell. In fact the whole premise of the church has become do as it says or experience the fear of a God who will send you straight to hell.
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Well it certainly has been an interesting few weeks. First after a community meeting to find some common ground as to how to handle a belligerent homophobe in the Georgia State House, I was told point blank that I had no clue as to how to get things done with legislators. I was also told
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On March 15, 2011 our little contribution to theological chaos will be 13 years old and the last 5 of those years we have made an intentional choice to conduct worship outside. It was this choice that has moved us from a “gay-centric” church to a church which lives on the edge with all those
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I remembered an old quote from a former Hall of Fame major league baseball pitcher by the name of Satchel Paige; “Never look behind you, cause something might be gaining on you.” Ain’t that the truth? This year has been full of challenges; very difficult times, full of loss and with more to come …
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We know the LGBTQIA community has made a great deal of progress over the 40 plus years. This progress has come about because for the most part the community as a whole has stepped far out of the closet into the every day world. There is no place one can go and not find well-adjusted
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A little less than a year ago, I wrote a blog concerning the Arizona Immigration law. So if much of this blog looks familiar, forgive me but what was written this past spring still applies especially in view of what is about to happen in Georgia. It is my prayer this gets a serious read.
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