Category Archives: Christianity

Getting Organized (summer adventure part 2)

I spent July 8-13 in Chicago for the Industrial Areas Foundation’s Community Organizer National Training.  This was phase two of my grant work this summer looking at the intersections of emergence, evangelism, and, you guessed it: community organizing.  The conference involved long hours in the fluorescent-lit conference rooms of the Doubletree Hotel, but brought together aContinueContinue reading “Getting Organized (summer adventure part 2)”

Sermon from Easter 2 Thomas, Romero, and Resurrection

You can also see or hear this online at St. John’s site. What does it mean to believe in the Resurrection?  Christians believe in the specific resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ.  What does resurrection mean? This belief has been the subject of a great deal of controversy in recent years.  You can strollContinueContinue reading “Sermon from Easter 2 Thomas, Romero, and Resurrection”

Sermon from Sunday Feb. 21- Shaun White and Jesus

Today is the First Sunday of Lent, and we begin with Jesus in the desert.  The story seems a good place to start.  Jesus spends 40 days in the desert, in fasting and prayer, to prepare for the start of his ministry.  We, like the early church, spend the 40 days in preparation.  It turnsContinueContinue reading “Sermon from Sunday Feb. 21- Shaun White and Jesus”