The Roofless Church

Category: Calling

  • Dear Catalytic Convertor Thieves

    Dear Catalytic Convertor Thieves

    I know that some people will either think I am either full of BS, naive, or just stupid. But, I submit to you–especially if you are on a spiritual path–to be a Catalytic Convertor when offered the opportunity. Take the junk that comes in and transmute it. (Like the Hawaiian concept of Hemolele) We are…

  • If I Die Before I Wake – A Reflection on the Regal Nature of Chadwick Boseman

    If I Die Before I Wake – A Reflection on the Regal Nature of Chadwick Boseman

    I can’t stop thinking about Chadwick Boseman. He’s been on my mind so much that I caught myself shaking my head in the gym on the edge of tears. Now if you know me, you know that this isn’t characteristic of me. So, I had to examine why I was taking this so hard. Even…

  • Powerful Beyond Measure – Part 1

    Powerful Beyond Measure – Part 1

    I remember when I first received the email. I was sitting in my cubicle—a place that didn’t reflect my inner life. I don’t remember who the email was from. But, it was one of those inspirational emails that starts off lifting your spirits and then lets you down by saying that you have to send…

  • Rise and Shine: Dispel the Darkness By Being the Light

    On November 15, 2016, a week after the election of DJT, two friends and I facilitated a mindfulness meditation on dismantling racism that we called, “Peeking Through the Blinds”. Kara Dansky, of One Thousand Arms led us through the meditations and Brian Rocheleau (aka Rosh), of The Blind Cafe, provided the music. I set up…

  • If You Don’t Bear Your Cross, Someone Else Will Have To

    On July 17, 2016, I preached a sermon entitled “Broken For You”. The idea behind the sermon came down to the idea that if people took 100% responsibility for their lives the whole world would be transformed in an instant. The spark for the sermon came from Jesus’ teaching that those who desire to follow…

  • I Apologize For Being Sorry

    When I watched the movie Lincoln, I kept thinking about how amazing it was that he never apologized for doing whatever it took for him to get the votes necessary to pass the 13th amendment that ended slavery.  For some reason it called to mind the Biblical parable of the unjust steward.  If you see…

  • In Light of the Red Letters

    In Light of the Red Letters

    When I asked my friend Will from school what denomination he was, he simply responded, “Jesus follower.”   I wonder when they will make a check box for that because soon I will have to begin my ordination track which means going through the process set out by a specific denomination.  You would think that by now…

  • There’s Nothing Out There

    “There’s nothing out there.”  I heard those words so many times in my last year in the Air Force, that I felt like I was going to go crazy.  What did that mean–“There’s nothing out there.”?  If there was nothing out there, then what were we fighting for?  What did people outside of the miltary do to survive?  And…