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A Politician’s Prayer

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:32:54 -0600

Growing up, I was always told that two subjects were off-limits for casual conversation: “politics” and “religion.” We obviously live in different times. Having spent most of my adult life teaching theology, I was expected to talk about “religion.” But, I always seemed to get myself in hot water

Faith and the Life Aquatic

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:20:43 -0600

I spent last weekend in Saratoga, Wyoming, standing waist deep in a crystal clear river attempting to catch the elusive rainbow, brown, and cutthroat trout. I am a rookie in the art of fly-fishing, but fortunately have friends that can tell me exactly what species of critter has just hatched on the

Surveying the Spiritual Landscape

Fri, 1 Aug 2008 19:11:56 -0600

When I was younger, I lived in a neighborhood where all my best friends were Jewish. I wasn’t. I might have told you I was a Christian, but only because I lived in America - and wasn’t Jewish. I couldn’t understand why people would say that America was a Christian nation. I would have put my mone

The Blessing of the Bikes

Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:43:58 -0600

Last Sunday I participated in the “Blessing of the Bikes” at Denver First Nazarene Church. The event was part of what I think is a great example of missional ministry. DFC hosted a major motorcycle rally, called “Rocky Mountain Rendezvous.” The event began with a grand motorcycle entrance into B

High School Reunion

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 14:04:07 -0600

Last weekend my wife and I journeyed cross the Kansas plains from Colorado to attend my 40th high school reunion. That’s right - 40! It was a lot of fun, but I couldn’t figure out who all those old people were. It was great to see old friends that meant so much to me so many years ago. Some peop