As a Christian minister, I am a public leader. Like it or not, it comes with the territory. I know the following will resonate with some and disturb others. I write the following after much study, reflection, and prayer. I write also knowing that a blog is a tenuous place to talk about the things [...]

Since the Immigration Act of 1965, the diversity of religion in America has expanded from conversations about Protestant, Catholic and Jewish teachings to basic tenets of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism (not to mention Baha’i et al). It’s important, in my estimation for religious leaders and careful observers of American culture (after all, one [...]

This past Sunday, churches all over the world celebrated the birth of the church in remembering Pentecost. I love being a part of the global Jesus Movement.
Jesus ascended to heaven so heaven won’t be so surprised when we get there. Jesus’ holiness explodes all around, drenching the disciples. Judas’ replacement has been chosen. Matthias will, [...]

I just finished watching Everything is Spiritual (hour long teaching by Rob Bell). In this film, Bell takes on the relationship of religion and science (specifically spirituality and quantum physics) and demonstrates the way in which religion and science are in dialog (not argumentation) with each other. NOTE: Bell admits his subjective starting point. That [...]