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It’s fun to be in the ELCA

Posted on August 22, 2009 by me

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America has taken yet one more step away from orthodoxy this week as they voted to endorse same-sex relationships that are “chaste, monogamous and lifelong,” whatever that means.  As Paul McCain has pointed out, they … Continue reading →

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Feedback on my book from The Writer’s Edge

Posted on August 21, 2009 by me

The Writer’s Edge is a service which reviews manuscripts and qualifies them as “publishable.”  If a manuscript passes their review process, it is submitted in a publication which goes to 75 publishers, including most of the big houses I’m interested … Continue reading →

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Issues with the Emergent movement

Posted on August 20, 2009 by me

Years ago, when the whole emerging/emergent thing was in its infancy, I was quite intrigued with what these guys were saying, as they echoed some of the same issues I was having with the evangelical church.  As I’ve written here … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Churches

Posted on August 16, 2009 by me

I went to two churches this morning, one at 9:00 and the other at 11.  One was a typical contemporary evangelical service, not unlike many others I’ve been to over the years. The other was the Episcopal church I’ve been … Continue reading →

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