Category Archives: Social Justice

2010: A Year of Dangerous Hopefulness

I’ve never been really good at New Year’s resolutions. Historically, I tend to resolve not to make any resolutions. Only once, in 2007 when I resolved to finally lose weight and get in shape, did I carry through. And honestly, … Continue reading

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Advent Conspiracy Week 4: Love All

Note: This is the fourth & final entry in a series of posts inspired by the Advent Conspiracy movement and the book, Advent Conspiracy, by Rick McKinley, Chris Seay and Greg Holder. “For I was hungry and you gave me … Continue reading

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Advent Conspiracy Week 3: Give More

Note: This is the third in a series of posts inspired by the Advent Conspiracy movement and the book, Advent Conspiracy, by Rick McKinley, Chris Seay and Greg Holder. If you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if … Continue reading

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Advent Conspiracy Week 1: Worship Fully

Just like on that first Christmas, babies will be born this Christmas in huts and shacks into families that can barely feed themselves, let alone a newborn. It will happen in Liberia and Nicaragua. It will happen in Williamstown and Marietta. Herod won’t try to kill them, but diseases will. Lack of adequate healthcare will. Hopelessness will.
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Something more important…

Sometimes it’s important to recognize when someone has something more important to say than what you want to say. I was going to post a new blog today, but after reading this over on the Burnside Writer’s Collective, I felt … Continue reading

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To Write Love On Her Arms

Today is To Write Love On Her Arms Day. If you’re not familiar with TWLOHA, you’re missing what is in my opinion one of the most meaningful movements of the church in teen/young adult culture in a generation. The TWLOHA … Continue reading

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Show me da money

It’s a trip. It makes the world go ’round. It’s what I want. Cash. Bread. Dough. Moola. Dinero. Pastor Steve’s recent sermon series on Generosity has got me thinking a lot lately about money. Not in the “love of it … Continue reading

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Time to rethink Christmas!

My home church, FUMC Williamstown, will be participating in Advent Conspiracy for the third year in 2009. Helping people reconnect with the true meaning of Christmas by learning to give more relationally and to help the most marginalized people in … Continue reading

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Don’t eat dog vomit…

As a dog returns to its vomit,         so a fool repeats his folly. (Proverbs 26:11)  Another Creation Festival has come and gone. And, as always, there is much to process from an emotional and spiritual perspective. We often talk about … Continue reading

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God bless us, every one. The most dangerous blog I’ve ever written.

OK, this little rant’s been building up for awhile. And it will probably tick somebody off. That’s really not the intent. And I hope if, once you start reading, you start getting angry or offended or whatever, you’ll stick with … Continue reading

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