From the Pastor, May 20, 2009 I’ve been thinking a lot about technology these days, and what has put me in this frame of mind has been my acquisition of an iPhone.  If you don’t know Apples tag line of “there’s an app for that,” sit down to American Idol and you’ll soon be up [...]

From the Pastor, May 6, 2009 I suspect everybody knows this, but the flavor of theology Presbyterians adhere to is called “Reformed.”  Not just because we came out of the Reformation—there are other kinds of theology, such as Lutheran and Anabaptist that did as well—but because of our philosophy, our overall way of being a [...]

Pastor Page, April 2, 2008 Monday night I was with a group of college students, leading a discussion of the film Gone Baby Gone, and it’s full of grist for the spiritual/theological mill (it’s also full of rough language, so beware if you’re sensitive to that type of thing). In the very first scene, the [...]

Pastor Page, April 2, 2008 Monday night I was with a group of college students, leading a discussion of the film Gone Baby Gone, and it’s full of grist for the spiritual/theological mill (it’s also full of rough language, so beware if you’re sensitive to that type of thing). In the very first scene, the [...]

Pastor Page, April 2, 2008 Monday night I was with a group of college students, leading a discussion of the film Gone Baby Gone, and it’s full of grist for the spiritual/theological mill (it’s also full of rough language, so beware if you’re sensitive to that type of thing). In the very first scene, the [...]

Pastor Page, March 26, 2008 I was listening to Paul Finebaum yesterday, and the whole show was devoted to the flap over what Barack Obama’s pastor said from the pulpit. I heard all kinds of opinions, from charitable ones—“we’re not voting on Obama’s pastor, we’re voting on Obama”—to not so charitable ones—“I wouldn’t vote for [...]

Pastor Page, March 18, 2008One afternoon, a Jewish friend and I were studying the Bible at my house—we do have the same Scriptures, you know, with some additional books on our side—when I casually reached over and put the Bible on the floor, and he about had a heart attack. He reached down and scooped [...]

Pastor Page, February 27, 2008Poié?, pronounced “poi-éh-oh,” is a Greek verb that appears frequently in the New Testament. If you look it up in a lexicon you’ll find it has an interesting cluster of meanings. Here are some from the BAG, beloved by pastors everywhere: “to produce something material, make, manufacture, produce”, “to undertake or [...]

Pastor Page, February 20, 2008 [This week's Pastor's Page featured an article by Toya Richards from the Presbyterian News Service; the original can be found here.]

Pastor Page, February 13, 2008 The Christian life is variously symbolized as a way, a path, a walk . . . Jesus used the symbolism himself: “Enter through the narrow gate,” he said, “for the gate is wide and the road is easy that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. For [...]