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On Earth as in Heaven?

Over the past week, cities across the United States have erupted with protests and riots in response to recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions—particularly in Los Angeles, where tensions boiled over after a series of aggressive raids. These aren’t

admin June 11, 2025June 11, 2025

“For God so Loves the World…”

The “Metacrisis” as Daniel Schmachtenberger and others describe it, is the future of “Christian Mission.” This is a much watch! Peace, dwight

admin June 7, 2025June 6, 2025

Remembering Walter Brueggemann

Compassion constitutes a radical form of criticism, for it announces that the hurt is to be taken seriously, that the hurt is not to be accepted as normal and natural, but is an abnormal and unacceptable condition for humanness. WALTER

admin June 6, 2025June 6, 2025

See Ya at Wild Goose!

OOPS! I spoke too soon, I double booked… I won’t be at the Goose. I’m thrilled to be heading out to NC at the end of August to participate in this year’s Wild Goose festival; August 28-31, 2025. I haven’t

admin June 4, 2025June 6, 2025

Pathways in Indianapolis

Later this month I will be part of a team from The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology participating in the Lilly Endowment’s gathering of those organizations engaged in its “Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative.” If you in the Indianapolis area

admin June 2, 2025June 4, 2025

Welcome Pope Leo 14th

With the recent – May 8, 2025 – election of Pope Leo XIV, we find ourselves at the beginning of a new chapter in the unfolding story of Christ’s church. While each papal transition carries its own significance, there’s something

admin May 15, 2025June 11, 2025

Teaching this Summer

CANCELLED I’m sorry to say that the class I was planning to teach as part of VST’s Summer School had to be cancelled. VST has so many amazing Summer Classes, check out their lineup! Here is the title and description

admin April 2, 2025June 5, 2025

Tested COVID Positive

Last night I tested COVID positive! After dinner a headache, body aches, and a cough settled in. Then today I’ve had a sore throat, and a low grade fever hovering around 100. And I’m fully vaccinated, boosted, and wear a

admin May 4, 2022May 5, 2022

2Cellos “Thunderstruck”

I stumbled across this video by a Croatian cellist duo – 2Cellos – consisting of classically trained cellists, Luka Šulić and Stjepan Hauser. I had never heard of them before, but they play instrumental arrangements of well-known pop and rock songs, as well as

admin May 7, 2014May 5, 2022

Helping a Church Listen to Its Collective Story

This weekend I have been invited to join the Evergreen Mennonite Church drawing out its collective narrative and listening to God’s invitation to them in light of who they are becoming. We’re calling the time: “Listening to our Story:  Exploring

admin April 1, 2014May 5, 2022

Keynote Speaker for “Bishop’s Convocation”

Bishop Kirby Unti of the ELCA NWWA Synod has invited me to serve as the 2014 keynote speaker for their region’s pastor’s conference. I will be presenting on the key themes of the new book that I have co-authored with

admin March 1, 2014May 5, 2022

The Pope Tweets: The Ethical Interplay of our Liturgical & Digital Lives

Tonight I get to participate in a conversation annual gathering of The Society of Christian Ethics (SCE). Tonight’s conversation will bring together the “Liturgy & Ethics Interest Group” and the “Technology & Ethics Interest Group.” Both liturgy and technology are formative

admin January 11, 2014May 5, 2022

“Same Love”

So I was driving to Issaquah to meet a local leader about a possible new church and to walk around a couple of neighborhoods together. On my way, I was listening to KEXP radio…as I often do, when John Richards

admin July 18, 2012September 5, 2022

PLU Summer Institute on Pastoral Theology

What a privilege to be one of the keynote speakers for this year’s PLU’s annual Summer Institute on Pastoral Theology. Granted Dr. Nate Frambach, who is the Associate Professor of Youth & Culture at Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa was scheduled

admin June 21, 2012May 5, 2022

Simon Sinek, Getting to “Why”

Simon Sinek is helping me rethink how I imagine the big why of a pastor. I am coming to see: 1 – What is the work of pastoring a church, 2 – How is following the Spirit in discovering a

admin February 18, 2012May 5, 2022

Tomorrow …and Tomorrow …and Tomorrow

“Tomorrow, & Tomorrow, & Tomorrow” By William Shakespeare (from Macbeth, spoken by Macbeth) Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow,Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,To the last syllable of recorded time;And all our yesterdays have lighted foolsThe way to

admin August 15, 2011May 5, 2022

Speaking @ GFU’s Chapel

Yesterday I got to head down to Newburg, Oregon to speak in the chapel at GFU. It was super fun, and I got to go down with Lynette and Pascal and make a mini family getaway out of it. I

admin March 29, 2011May 5, 2022

Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons, and The Avett Brothers

Tonight was the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. The show featured numerous collaborations between artists from across the popular music spectrum. In my opinion the performance by Bob Dylan, Mumford & Sons, and The Avett Brothers stole the show. So good!

admin February 13, 2011May 5, 2022

Beast Mode

Wow! I could feel Marshawn Lynch’s Beast Quake all the way over in Lake Hills! Peace, dwight

admin January 9, 2011May 5, 2022

Brené Brown & The Power of Vulnerability

You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.” Brené   Brown  A friend recently encouraged me to check out Brené Brown’s moving TEDxHouston talk on wholeheartedness and vulnerability. It’s so good. Peace, dwight

admin November 18, 2010May 5, 2022

The Danger of a Single Story

“Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity of a people. But stories can also repair that broken dignity.” Chimamanda

admin October 26, 2010May 5, 2022

Intro to the Emerging Church

On October 11th at the Church of the Resurrection in the Lake Hills neighborhood of Bellevue I will begin a short series of conversations introducing folks to all things “Emerging Church.” Its going to be a blast to pull together

admin October 1, 2010May 5, 2022

Networked Church

Got to go down to Portland at the invitation of Karen Ward to participate in an emergent conversation within the Episcopal Church. The event is “Episcopal Village West.” Its so cool to see more of denominations and faith traditions further

admin June 12, 2010May 5, 2022

World Café @ Communities First Association

The good folks over at the Communities First Association have invited me to facilitate a “World Café”. Tomorrow is the big day. As you may know, a world café is a structured conversational process for knowledge sharing in which groups of people discuss a

admin March 22, 2010May 5, 2022

Remembering Dr. Mary Daly

If God is male, then male is God. The divine patriarch castrates women as long as he is allowed to live on in the human imagination. Mary Daly Saddened to learn of the death of Dr. Mary Daly, on January

admin January 10, 2010November 4, 2022

Speaking @ SPU’s Chapel

Today I had the privilege of speaking during Chapel at Seattle Pacific University Chapel. My title was: “Unintentional” Community: What about casual relationships? So much fun. Thanks SPU what a blast. Peace, dwight

admin May 26, 2009May 5, 2022

Seattle’s Ecumenical World Café

Peace, dwight

admin May 1, 2009May 8, 2022

Guiding a Church into their Fall Retreat

This weekend I will be guiding Seattle’s Calvary Chapel in their Fall retreat (October 24-26, 2008). Through conversation with their leadership team I’ll be blending spiritual practices, group engagements, and teaching times to invite them to center their thoughts and

admin October 17, 2008May 5, 2022

“Certainty” by Tukaram

Certainty by Tukaram Certainty undermines one’s power, and turns happiness into a long shot. Certainty confines. Dears, there is nothing in your life that will not change – especially your ideas of God. Look what the insanity of righteous knowledge

admin July 7, 2006May 5, 2022

Resonate

I been so swamped lately I don’t know which way is up. We spent part of last week in Canada last week, visiting my folks. It was nice to be together though we almost missed the ferry on our way

admin August 31, 2004January 14, 2021