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2025
- Jun 3, 2025 Developing Against-the-Current Character in Others Through the Questions We Ask Jun 3, 2025
- May 7, 2025 Talking About Jesus on the Pacific Coast Trail May 7, 2025
- Apr 2, 2025 Ways to Enrich Conversation and Become a Better Namer Apr 2, 2025
- Mar 4, 2025 Digital Technology: Lenten Fasts are Good But not Enough Mar 4, 2025
- Jan 23, 2025 New Insights on Grace and Discipleship, and on Grace and Community Jan 23, 2025
2024
- Oct 7, 2024 Bonus Material: Things I Wish Were in the Book Oct 7, 2024
- Aug 11, 2024 Thoughts for Today from Reading My Old Letters Aug 11, 2024
- Jul 5, 2024 How Can We As Individuals Live in a More Centered Way? Jul 5, 2024
- Feb 6, 2024 Freedom from the Pull of “Everyone is Doing It” Feb 6, 2024
- Jan 8, 2024 Reconciliation: Broadening its Meaning (a video) Jan 8, 2024
2023
- Nov 8, 2023 Heal the Divide: Turn Away from an Honor System that Wounds Nov 8, 2023
- Sep 11, 2023 Let's Honor Each Other More Sep 11, 2023
- Aug 4, 2023 Learning From the Trees Aug 4, 2023
- Jun 26, 2023 Centered-Church Story: My Expectations Were Too Low Jun 26, 2023
- May 2, 2023 Our Celebrity Problem May 2, 2023
- Mar 13, 2023 The Cross Upends the Status-Grasping Ways of Society Mar 13, 2023
- Jan 18, 2023 Even Better than TV Jan 18, 2023
2022
- Nov 28, 2022 Less is More Nov 28, 2022
- Aug 19, 2022 The Way of Jesus: 3 : 12 : 120 Aug 19, 2022
- Jul 6, 2022 Restoring Personhood – In the Early Church and Today Jul 6, 2022
- Jun 1, 2022 Jesus: Carpenter or Construction Worker? Jun 1, 2022
- Feb 10, 2022 Liberated from Bounded-Church Shame by the Cross Feb 10, 2022
- Jan 18, 2022 Centered-Set Church: The Story Behind the Book Jan 18, 2022
2021
- Nov 22, 2021 Passing God’s test or commands of love? Nov 22, 2021
- Sep 9, 2021 Same Text, Different Lens: From Burdensome to Energizing Sep 9, 2021
- Jul 6, 2021 Kicked Out of the Band: Good News or Bad? Jul 6, 2021
- May 18, 2021 Enough for All May 18, 2021
- Mar 24, 2021 The Need to Hear the Good News Again, and Again Mar 24, 2021
2020
- Dec 19, 2020 The Radicalness of a List of Names Dec 19, 2020
- Oct 26, 2020 Thriving Rather than Growth: Digging Deep, Changing Defaults Oct 26, 2020
- Sep 17, 2020 Freedom from Superficiality, Distorted Definitions of Worth, and Exhausting Status Management Sep 17, 2020
- Aug 10, 2020 Naming Aug 10, 2020
- Jun 15, 2020 Race: What has Been Constructed can be Deconstructed Jun 15, 2020
- May 23, 2020 Exhorting Ourselves and Exhorting Others, Part 2 May 23, 2020
- Apr 13, 2020 The Cross: Atonement Analysis is One Thing. What does it Mean for Me? Apr 13, 2020
- Mar 6, 2020 Exhorting Ourselves and Exhorting Others Mar 6, 2020
- Jan 10, 2020 The Times Demand It: Something New in My 45th Time Teaching Discipleship and Ethics Jan 10, 2020
2019
- Nov 25, 2019 Automating Humans: The Costs of Amazon’s Extreme Efficiency Nov 25, 2019
- Oct 7, 2019 Distraction: Insights from an Amish Man and a Professional Blogger Oct 7, 2019
- Aug 20, 2019 Deepening Already Deep Convictions Through Being on the Ground in Israel Aug 20, 2019
- Jun 5, 2019 Greed + Efficiency = Poison: What to Do About Greed? Jun 5, 2019
- May 9, 2019 Intentional Simplicity…Actions Must Follow Thoughts May 9, 2019
- Apr 8, 2019 The Power of Boundless Compassion Apr 8, 2019
- Feb 18, 2019 Timely Words from Another Time Feb 18, 2019
- Jan 9, 2019 Let’s use More Indicatives! (but not all indicatives are the same) Jan 9, 2019
2018
- Dec 7, 2018 Advent Reflection: Presence in an Age of Absence – Luke 1:68-79 Dec 7, 2018
- Oct 17, 2018 Inequality, Shame, and Violence Oct 17, 2018
- Sep 21, 2018 Unkindly Eyes or Compassionate Eyes? Sep 21, 2018
- Aug 28, 2018 Who Your Friends are Matters Aug 28, 2018
- Jul 3, 2018 Downsides of Efficiency: A Lesson from Vietnam Jul 3, 2018
- May 12, 2018 Needed in the Court of Reputation—Alternative Voices May 12, 2018
- May 4, 2018 Marvelous Pigness of Pigs May 4, 2018
- Apr 11, 2018 Conflict-Aversion and Worship Apr 11, 2018
- Mar 8, 2018 What is Your Relationship with Money? Mar 8, 2018
- Mar 3, 2018 The Tech-Wise Family: Everyday Steps for Putting Technology in Its Proper Place Mar 3, 2018
- Feb 15, 2018 Of Smart Phones and Emotional Safety: A Reflection on iGen Feb 15, 2018
- Jan 9, 2018 Let's Talk About Sin Jan 9, 2018
2017
- Nov 27, 2017 Little Things Matter Nov 27, 2017
- Oct 13, 2017 From Sabotage to Collaboration: A Factory’s Dramatic Shift from a Bounded to Centered Approach Oct 13, 2017
- Sep 12, 2017 Act, Observe, Reflect, Adjust Sep 12, 2017
- Aug 22, 2017 Which Gang are you Running With? Aug 22, 2017
- Jul 7, 2017 Honduras, Galatians, 25 years Jul 7, 2017
- Jun 3, 2017 Whiteness Jun 3, 2017
- May 12, 2017 Seven Strategies for Finding Freedom from Digital Adultery May 12, 2017
- Apr 5, 2017 Postmodern Christians, We Have a Problem (Or Two) Apr 5, 2017
- Mar 2, 2017 Inequality: Businesses Lessening the Gap, Healing the Wounds Mar 2, 2017
- Feb 8, 2017 Helping the Poor: Getting Beyond the Superficial Feb 8, 2017
- Jan 25, 2017 America First? Jan 25, 2017
2016
- Dec 30, 2016 A Facebook Fast: from loneliness to love Dec 30, 2016
- Dec 7, 2016 Red, Blue, Jesus? Dec 7, 2016
- Nov 6, 2016 Bringing Ellul to the City Council Nov 6, 2016
- Oct 12, 2016 The Urgency of Resistance: A Confrontation with Consumption Oct 12, 2016
- Sep 9, 2016 Book Review: The Omnivore's Dilemma Sep 9, 2016
- Sep 8, 2016 The Power of Food Sep 8, 2016
- Aug 11, 2016 Re-Orientation Aug 11, 2016
- Jul 11, 2016 Mammon's Theft of Shalom Jul 11, 2016
- Jul 5, 2016 Book Review: Sex and the iWorld by Dale S. Kuehne Jul 5, 2016
- Jun 13, 2016 Same-Sex Relationships -- A Centered Alternative? Jun 13, 2016
- Mar 29, 2016 Speaking of Jesus... Mar 29, 2016
- Feb 27, 2016 Talking About Peace Peacefully Feb 27, 2016
- Feb 16, 2016 The Paradox of Generosity Feb 16, 2016
- Jan 29, 2016 Greed vs Generosity Jan 29, 2016
- Jan 5, 2016 Busyness vs. The Disciplined Pursuit of Less Jan 5, 2016
- Jan 1, 2016 I Once Was Lost Jan 1, 2016
2015
- Dec 14, 2015 How to Invite People to Shift from a Fuzzy Paradigm to a Centered Approach Dec 14, 2015
- Dec 9, 2015 Lost in Transition Dec 9, 2015
- Nov 24, 2015 Bounded or Fuzzy - What is the Problem Today? Nov 24, 2015
- Nov 23, 2015 Living into Focus Nov 23, 2015
- Oct 27, 2015 Presence in an Age of Absence Oct 27, 2015