The Other Jesus

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Archive for April, 2010

Finding God in the Culture

Monday, April 26th, 2010

I’m just off a weekend retreat and U2charist with the wonderful Trinity United Methodist Church, Austin, and this spring I’ve been talking about how we might find God moving in the music of U2, in movies, and in the Harry Potter story, among other things. We read Psalm 19 before my sermon yesterday, which talks about […]

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Talking about Abuse in the Church

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

(I first thought of titling this “Abusing the Sheep,” which probably would have led to more Google hits, but I think you can see why I decided against that.)
I know that many people would rather not talk about sexual abuse in the Church–or rather I not talk about it.
And I would rather not talk about […]

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