lifeasmission

I have a hundred things in my head to write about, but no time, it would seem, to get them down.  So, in the midst of my own blogging silence, please enjoy a penetrating parable from a favorite theologian/pastor/author of mine, Peter Rollins.
The following parable will be included in my forthcoming book The Orthodox Heretic [...]

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This past Sunday I had my first opportunity to address the Living Hope community. I must have had a thousand different thoughts on what to share. Ultimately, I really wanted to share some of my story and highlight something that I found relevant for where we’re at as a community of [...]

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Emotions are tricky little buggers.
I want to tell 2 short stories and try to weave them together into a theological reflection.
Dodger Baseball. Or, What Sporting Events Have In Common With Hell
A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to go to a Dodgers game where Barry Bonds was expected to tie to break [...]

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Attention: Long Post Ahead - For your own safety please consult bold headings and pictures
Home to Ohio - Thursday, May 24
I am in Cleveland airport returning from a week home in Ohio. I was home to spend time with family, to be with my community of friends who were taking advantage of the long [...]

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For those of you who read my posts through email or an RSS feed, I though I’d mention that I added something new on my sidebar - a widget which displays a constantly updated list of various blog posts, articles, news headlines, etc., that I will be tagging through del.icio.us (a social bookmarking sight that [...]

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A few of us from the church community I am a part of have begun serving at a local project called the Door of Hope.  Basically, this non-profit organization takes in homeless families and walks them through a year long process in an attempt to help them become self-sustaining.
Families are referred to The Door of [...]

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Before I even had the chance to introduce my newest family member, “Huffy,” he was taken from this world. 
I bought a bike a few weeks ago so that I could ride more to work and around town in general - a great feature of living somewhere like Pasadena.  But, as I was returning from [...]

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This one is a bit overdue, but hey, better late than never.
I turned 28 on Friday, March 9.  Last year was great - having a great dinner at Chili’s with some good friends and then a party where people came prepared to have fun and tell stories, and this year was another great one.
I was [...]

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Does this seem like a fair trade to you?
A woman died today because of her participation in a contest for a Wii game system. I think it’s safe to say that consumerism has officially become a problem. See the news article here.

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Today I accidentally deleted this entire blog - every post I have ever written, every picture I have ever uploaded, ever paper I have ever shared, and every thought I have ever communicated, and every comment anyone has ever made.
I was trying to delete some stuff I thought I no longer needed. One wrong [...]

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