I’m OK With That

Today I had lunch with a very wise man, someone I respect and admire.  (Yes, Sam, you).  We spent time talking about our faith journeys, where we come from, what brought us here, how we reconcile church teachings with our own personal theologies…. A pretty awesome conversation that is still spinning around in my head. He told me a story about a friend of his who would challenge his ultra-conservative (at...

Invisible Children Legacy Tour – Mesa, AZ

In the spring of 2003, three young filmmakers traveled to Africa in search of a story. What started out as a filmmaking adventure transformed into much more when these boys from Southern California discovered a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them, a tragedy where children are both the weapons and the victims. This is the story of Rebel armies, known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA), and how they...

The Bible Clearly Says….or Does It?

“You keep using that word.  I do not think it means what you think it means” One of the most common issues people have with the Emergent Church Movement (ECM) is that it’s simply postmodern relativism.  In other words, people of the ECM don’t believe in “truth”.  The context of remarks such as these are in the area of scriptural interpretation. Personally, I find this quite...

Obama And His Faith

Cathleen Falsani, religion columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, sat down with then State Senator Barack Obama on March 27, 2004 for an interview on his spirituality.  According to her, it is the only long form interview he’s ever given on the subject. GG: What do you believe? OBAMA: I am a Christian. So, I have a deep faith. So I draw from the Christian faith. On the other hand, I was born in Hawaii where...

Icebergs

Last night in the bi-weekly mentoring session, Sam brought up a book (which I cannot remember the name of!) the subject of which were those things inside you, those personality traits, that, like an iceberg, can sink you, your ministry, your life. Like real-life icebergs, these are things where the dangerous parts aren’t really visible.  The truly dangerous parts are hidden “under water”,...