Today was the first day of my last semester at Claremont School of Theology. As I drove home I passed a taco truck parked in the parking lot of a gas station. People milled all around it ordering food, and eating tacos with their heads tilted to the side, their shoulders raised, and the collars [...]
Continue Reading →An Object of Comfort
I woke up this morning to the sun peeping over the horizon. Illuminated by it’s presence was a cross, solitary on the horizon. So simple, and perhaps unintentional, I was called to remember my faith. I though about “white noise” the phrase which describes background sounds which fades away. So there are background images too [...]
Continue Reading →Clovis High School Lip Dub Awesomeness!
I read this article in the LA Times this morning about a Lip Dub video created by the 2011 graduating seniors of Clovis High School in Fresno, CA. The video is awesome! You really must watch it for yourself, after just one viewing a few salient points are worth noting about young people: Creativity – [...]
Continue Reading →YoHo YoHo a Pastor’s Life for Me
It’s been one year since I first started theologypirate.com, and I’ve been thinking about the point of this blog. I would like to revise it somewhat. I will continue to write about theology and youth ministry, but I am feeling called to write in more of an auto-biographical style about my calling to ministry. If [...]
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