March 13-14, 2010 First Presbyterian Church of Hollidaysburg Who's Your Jesus? Last week Chuck had to tackle a tough passage. It was a passage where we see Jesus not as a happy, laughing, pastor welcoming little children and asking us to love one another. Instead he tells those following him on the way to Jerusalem [...]
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orthodoxy: word of god or golden calf?
I have a new post up at Queermergent courtesy of Existential Punk. Here is an excerpt: To rule out that God might be doing something new among all of our LGBTQ brothers and sisters based on ideological rule of interpretation (e.g. orthodoxy) may encompass an egregious sin. This goes deeper than one’s own idea of [...]
rebuilding the presbyterian establishment: a comment, part 2
In my first post, the purpose was to cover aspects of Weston's essay which I thought were important to consider before we levy any critique. It is important to understand that aspect of the proposal since it offers ideas which have the potential of unbuckling so many ideological commitments that people have within the denomination [...]
Democrats and Republicans: Neither a Good Alternative
As any reader of this blog noticed (the multitudinous droves of you), I jumped in the political rhetoric during the election, and I have since slowed down with that part of my brain. This was always intended to be a place for theological, social, and educational thinking. Then came Sarah Palin and the totally whacked-out [...]
Not Helpful to Christians or Queers
A group called Bash Back! is protesting recent legislation that minimizes the equal regard for LGBT couples regard marriage. (O)n Sunday November 9th, about thirty radical queers from Lansing, Chicago, Memphis and Milwaukee disrupted the church’s most well-attended sermon. At noon, a small group of folks dressed in pink and black, equipped with a megaphone, [...]
