December 26, 2012
Happy New Year! This may seem a little presumptuous of me but let’s just say I’m being optimistic. It seems we have made it through another Christmas Day as well as another apocalyptic prediction that the world was going to … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 8:58 pm
December 3, 2012
I thought I’d post my thoughts from our recent church newsletter for those of you who might not receive it in the mail. This time of the year gets so busy! Thanksgiving services, Christmas Cantata’s, Christmas Eve communion, Christmas parties, … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 7:13 pm
November 29, 2012
I’ve wanted to post a book review for some time now but I just couldn’t bring myself to do so because I’ve felt a bit overwhelmed. However, I decided to do a partial review of Jesus: A Theography because it … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 6:13 pm
October 29, 2012
Let’s start off by defining Expectancy Bias: “Once we spot what we think is a trend…we involuntarily expect that trend to continue, an expectation aided and abeted by agent metaphors.” (James Geary, I Is An Other: The Secret Life of … Continue reading
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October 28, 2012
Since our local newspaper posted my thoughts on Halloween in Saturday’s paper, I thought I’d put it on the interwebs for those of you who don’t use those “dead tree” products or if you don’t read the local paper. (By … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 8:44 pm
October 5, 2012
The Sacramental Life: Part Two Mark 9:30-37; James 3:13-4:3 This is the text of the message from September 23, 2012. If you were present and heard the message, you’ll know it’s always a bit different from what I’ve written down. … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 10:40 pm
September 26, 2012
I’ve been asked in the past if I would post some of my sermon notes online. Since I’ve started a sermon series on The Sacramental Life a few weeks ago, I thought I’d post my notes so you might have … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 9:42 pm
September 20, 2012
In June of this year, I published Part One of what, in gamer terms, I thought would be a “one-shot” adventure. However, after talking with my friend Connie Waters she mentioned a conversation she’d had with Phyllis Tickle about CyberChurch. … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 11:56 pm
September 4, 2012
I spent the last week in Portland, Oregon beginning work on my Doctorate of Ministry through George Fox Evangelical Seminary. I thought, after graduating seminary last May, I would take a break so I could get down to the “nuts … Continue reading
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July 27, 2012
If you read my home page, I’ve defined geeks this way for many years “A person with a devotion to something in a way that places him or her outside the mainstream.” I still believe in this definition but I … Continue reading
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