January 23, 2013
After a recent conversation with my mentor, Leonard Sweet, I began to meditate on the idea of pears in a bottle. Many of you may have seen these videos or photos around the internet but, in case you haven’t, here … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 5:31 pm
January 2, 2013
“When world-views collide, as they do in pluralistic societies, our hero systems are relativized and called into question. This undermines the existential armor we need to achieve a workaday equanimity in the face of death. And when facing this prospect, … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 10:00 am
December 31, 2012
An excerpt from one of my favorite books. “While some people idealize the ancient past, others authenticate their present beliefs by vilifying their immediate predecessors. This occurs, I think, because many people need to define themselves in contradistinction to the … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 2:37 am
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
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 11, 2012
Many people will be or have already been blogging about this “day of infamy” and I’m no different. Eleven years ago to the day I woke up with a strange song on my lips: The Ballad of the Green Beret. … Continue reading
Posted by The GeekPreacher at 1:30 pm
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