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Category Archives: Christianity
Who Is My Neighbor: Pastoral Ministry in a Border Community
This is part one in a three-part series on border/immigration issues written for my summer internship work with Pasos De Fe. For more information, please read the introduction. Who Is My Neighbor? There is little doubt in my mind that … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Community, Immigration, Politics, Reflection
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Pastoral Ministry in a Border Community: A Series
Although I grew up in El Paso and Mexico was (quite literally) a stone’s throw from my house, I never really connected much with Mexican culture or the issues (like immigration) that are an inherent part of living and working … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Community, Immigration, Presbyterian
Tagged El Paso, Juarez, Pasos De Fe, Presbyterian Border Ministry
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Preaching Tomorrow: I Am No Prophet
Tomorrow will be the first of three sermons I’ll preach during my internship here at First Presbyterian Church of El Paso, Tx. This one draws from the lectionary passage (Amos 7:7-17) as well as a few scattered reflections from General … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church, Presbyterian
Tagged Amos, death, General Assembly 219, Internship, PC(USA), Prophets, sermon
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Confession of Faith for the Church in Virtual Worlds
(Also posted at Sacred Space in Cyberspace) PREFACE In a time of deep cultural change, the church has both great opportunity and great responsibility. It is propelled into the future by its mission, while connected to the past by traditions, … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Church, Community, Second Life, Technology
Tagged confessions, Confessions of Faith, Online Church, Synthetic Worlds, Virtual Reality
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SecondLife, New Church Development in the PCUSA, and Discerning my Calling
What follows is my application essay for a PCUSA New Church Development Discernment Conference this October, answering the simple question “Why do you want to attend this event?” Since it marks some major changes (or clarification) in my thinking, and … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, goals, Life, Presbyterian, Second Life
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Jesus Who?
This post was inspired by Pastor Ellen (one of my last remaining Methodist Pastors) who emailed me the following question as she prepares for a class: Did Jesus know who he was and what he was going to do on … Continue reading
Joe the Messiah
Warning: I’m thinking out loud here, so if you’re ultra-orthodox or easily offended, this might not be for you. Earlier today in my Patristic Readings in Greek class, we came across an interesting word. I don’t have a good Greek … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Greek, Open Source, Politics, Steinbeck
Tagged divinity, Jesus, joe the plumber, Politics, theology
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