2017-02-07 23:15
I am not generally prone to call things “white privilege”. That’s probably because I am white and would prefer not to draw attention to its reality, or perceived reality. I… Read More
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2016-07-18 08:48
Another tragedy has occurred in our nation and the dividing lines are clear once again. It doesn’t matter what the tragedy or issue is because the dividing lines are the same every tim… Read More
2016-06-17 01:51
As much as I fight against it, political correctness has taken over my mind. I find myself having what used to be perfectly ordinary views, but I now challenge them on the basis of thought p… Read More
2016-06-05 01:52
When he went ashore he saw a great crowd, and he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things. Mark 6:34, ESVPastors often… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
If you’ve never seen Sister Act, you probably should. It’s funny and charming and relatively innocent. If you haven’t, here’s a three sentence summary: a lounge singe… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Inside a corporate architectural office. Notice that everyoneworks on computers and there are no walls or partit… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Living the Parisian lifestyle has been the stuff of dreams shared by people the world over. The elegant streets, framed by the sumptous Haussman style apartment blocks, tree-lined alle… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
My guess is that any reader of this blog has their mind pretty well made up about abortion. You either argue from the point-of-view of the baby, whose life you believe began at conception an… Read More
2015-07-16 01:50
After the June 26 SCOTUS decision, many conservative Christians were worried their tax exempt status would eventually be in jeopardy. After all, if same sex marriage became the law of the la… Read More
2015-02-15 15:07
This piece, you will see, was written several months ago…after some encouragement, it is being posted now. I'm a Lutheran pastor, but when on vacation, I almost always hit up the… Read More
2015-02-01 02:33
Only after living with Boyhood in my head for a few days did I realize that I had watched the movie all wrong. This review will give nothing away, but perhaps it will help you watch it if yo… Read More
2014-10-20 15:59
What I am about to ask is about as controversial a question as one can ask in the Church. But because I’ve rarely heard it asked, I’ll ask: Do we need more mission congregations?… Read More
2014-06-07 16:04
When my former church body issued a new hymnal (or “worship resource” as such things are now called), it contained an iconic image of people in the act of worship. This was not m… Read More
2013-01-27 21:57
Tattoos are ubiquitous and no passing fad. It goes without saying that tattoos have moved off the Navy ships and out of the motorcycle gangs to include the bodies of a large minority of 20-s… Read More
2012-11-30 21:28
It is hard to preach in an era when everybody already knows everything and when everyone demands to be entertained. Everybody already knows everything because all knowledge is now just a goo… Read More
2012-10-20 22:33
Mitt Romney is poised to become America's first Mormon president. His debate performances have won over a number of independents, evangelicals have gone from saying they'd never vote for a M… Read More
2012-08-04 16:15
Among the younger set in my profession, there emerges a bitter realisation on the difference in architectural quality between what they produce on the job and what gets published in the offi… Read More
2012-06-29 19:39
Like most normal, red-blooded American boys, I grew up with an understanding that this nation was a city on a hill, a supreme nation whose history and people separated it from all others. As… Read More
2011-12-30 18:39
La Tourette Monastery by Le Corbusier in Eveux, FranceInspired by a recent visit to a Le Corbusier-designed Dominican monastery near the French city of Lyon, I've been thinking a lot a… Read More
2011-12-15 15:05
I'm no huge fan of Newt Gingrich for all the reasons that have been said time and again in the last month. He has lots of baggage, both politically and personally, and it is hard to nail him… Read More
2011-12-10 17:22
Below is a sermon preached to a congregation December 4, 2011. Usually, I don't publish sermons, but this had enough commentary on society's embrace of subjective stories that I thought it w… Read More
2011-08-31 13:54
Imagine a political climate in which politicians urge citizens that murdering one another might actually be a moral option worth pursuing in the event of a disagreement. Perhaps they would s… Read More
2011-08-12 00:51
Grande Salines in the town of Salin-les-BainsMuch like lectures, vacations are a good way to step back, relax and evaluate things more clearly. It helps to find oneself in a comple… Read More
2011-07-25 18:39
Sao Paulo-will our future be the 'favelas' or the high rises?In my field of work, it is always a good thing to refresh one's mind with the work and research of others, especially from t… Read More
2011-05-25 22:43
It should come as no surprise to regular readers of this blog, or even a casual observer of American Protestantism that we have big problems. The mainline protestant churches are shells of t… Read More
2011-04-26 21:02
Several weeks ago, I enjoyed a long visit with a friend of mine from Germany. He is, like me, a pastor, so we naturally had all sorts of conversations – er, debates – about our d… Read More
2011-04-05 04:45
One Saturday morning in the summer of 2005, I began this blog thinking that I had something to important to say. All I knew was that I would name it after an early-eighties pop music album f… Read More
2011-02-17 21:47
I know that tradition has its limitations, but it still strikes me as shortsighted for pastors and congregations to show a hostility towards it, especially pastors who hail from long-standin… Read More
2011-02-01 20:10
Louis Kahn, who had a lot of personal drama, standings inside his most magnificentcreation.… Read More
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