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Religion Is A Queer Thing: May 2009
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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Weeping may linger for the night,". Today we weep at the news that California's Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8, the unjust ballot initiative that stripped the right to marry from thousands of loving couples. We mourn the seeming triumph of prejudice and discrimination and lament the loss of marriage equality for the citizens of California. But joy comes with the morning. And many more to come. . . Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Sunday, May 24, 2009. Jesus kne...
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Religion Is A Queer Thing: January 2010
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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Sunday, January 10, 2010. Baptism of Jesus (C) - January 10, 2010. Baptism of Jesus (C) - January 10, 2010. Luke 3:15-17, 21-22. Will you pray with me? Creating, Sustaining, Redeeming God, I invite your Holy Spirit to move in this place, that the words of my mouth and the meditations of all our hearts may bring us into your Light, O God. Wasn't he, like, The Man? Therein lies a tale," said one of the other Christians in the room. Which tale we are told in the Gospel of Matthew:.
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Religion Is A Queer Thing: August 2009
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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Saturday, August 22, 2009. We are the church together! The news out of Minneapolis is wonderful! This week, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) voted to:. 160;- allow partnered gay men and lesbians to become ministerial leaders in the church. 160;- allow congregations to recognize same-sex unions. 160;- approve a comprehensive, inclusive social statement on human sexuality. What an auspicious time for the ELCA and UMC to enter into a deeper relationship! My best ...
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Religion Is A Queer Thing: April 2009
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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Wednesday, April 08, 2009. Resurrecting the Radical Church. I typically avoid reading the comments to online news articles because it seems to me that the majority of responses are extreme, offensive (often ignorant) reactions against the article. . Thus, unless I'm feeling particularly masochistic, I generally stay away from the comments. . But I did look at the most recent one in response to a Des Moines Register. Indeed, we know that there are. . Authority is found in wha...
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Religion Is A Queer Thing: April 2010
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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Easter 4C] Shepherding Community. This is the text I preached off of - though definitely not the verbatim text that actually came out of my mouth; for that, click the mp3 link at the bottom if you want. The Scriptures were all an adaptation of the NRSV and. With Annie playing Marty Haugen's "Shepherd Me, O God" for Psalm 23 - and are at the bottom, just before the audiolink.]. Easter 4C - April 25, 2010. Will you pray with me? At Lenten morning prayer t...
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Religion Is A Queer Thing: March 2009
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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Monday, March 30, 2009. Wild success (in 2014). As part of our Lenten Vision and Discernment process, this past Sunday we were invited to take a few minutes and draft the opening paragraph of a newspaper article 5 years from now about CWM's wild success. These are the ones we wrote. CWM is wildly successful! They may not be the biggest church, but their inclusive way or worshipping is spreading through the Methodist church! Monday, March 30, 2009. Sunday, March 29, 2009. Other ...
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Religion Is A Queer Thing: [Easter 4C] Shepherding Community
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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Tuesday, April 27, 2010. Easter 4C] Shepherding Community. This is the text I preached off of - though definitely not the verbatim text that actually came out of my mouth; for that, click the mp3 link at the bottom if you want. The Scriptures were all an adaptation of the NRSV and. With Annie playing Marty Haugen's "Shepherd Me, O God" for Psalm 23 - and are at the bottom, just before the audiolink.]. Easter 4C - April 25, 2010. Will you pray with me? At Lenten morning prayer t...
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Religion Is A Queer Thing: July 2010
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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Monday, July 26, 2010. 22] "Children of the Living God" [Pentecost 9]. This is the text I preached off of. It was a draft, and I was tired, so what I actually preached had a lot more editorializing and extemporizing. The Scripture texts (a mix of. And the NRSV) are at the bottom. Proper 12C / Ordinary 17C / Pentecost 9 - July 25, 2010. Children of the Living God. Even in the stories of judgment, there is a promise of redemption. So where is that grace now? The Psalmist begs....
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Religion Is A Queer Thing: November 2008
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Religion Is A Queer Thing. Thursday, November 06, 2008. How do we welcome and minister to the young? In light of the recent Christening at CWM, I feel moved to write and reflect on the Children's Ministry. What does it mean to promise to raise up children in the CWM community and how can we as a congregation do that best? Children's Ministry brings up a lot of relevant questions for the church. How do adults minister to children? How do we convey a full sense of welcome and inclusion to our children?