Diary of a Contemplative

There is something powerful happening with social media right now.   In response to the atrocity of the North Miami Beach police depart...

"The Good Samaritan" by He Qi.  (Posted by Patheos 7/2/13) This past Sunday I had the opportunity to preach extemporaneously a...

Credit City Pages for photograph Credit Brooke Ross for photograph

Credit Minneapolis Star Tribune Yesterday I spent most of the day at the Minnesota capital building.  What an incredible time to be a...

There is so much that I want to reflect upon from my experience today in the capital, so that is coming.  But tonight, I go to bed k...

start of a prayer vigil at Christ Lutheran on Capital Hill St Paul, MN Credit C. Scharen for picture  On Wednesday evening I was part o...

A. Hanson Paris 2009 For my Gospel and Global Media Culture class this week we were asked to reflect on credibility of information with ...

For this week's reflection in my Gospel and Global Media Culture class we were asked to reflect on the key question: "How can com...

A. Hanson 2009 Last thursday, I posted about my sadness with regards to how the United Methodist Church decided to legislate that homose...