Thoughts on a Postmodern Faith

8 Weeks in the Red

by Shawn December 2, 2010

During the past six to eight months I’ve had some intriguing conversations with some very smart people about Jesus and church and religion: my friend Jason McCarty, an eastern religion-leaning therapist in British Columbia; Gwyn McVay, a buddhist poet here in Lancaster, PA; Ryan Dagen, the youth pastor at Gap Community Church. My dad, a [...]

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The Blackest of Fridays

by Shawn November 30, 2010

Last year my wife asked me if I wanted to get up with her and her brother and his wife at 3:30am on Black Friday to go shopping. I am not a shopping fan. I am not a get-up-early fan. I am certainly not a put-your-life-on-the-line-at-WalMart-for-a-flatscreen-you-can’t-afford fan. So why did I go? My choices were [...]

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Fasting, Self-Denial, and a God That Uses Entry-Level Profanity

by Shawn October 20, 2010

There’s seems to be something inherent in us that wants to give things up. We decide to quit smoking, or stop eating sweets, or eschew television for a time. We try to diet or exercise regularly or read more or spend less time on the internet, and in some fashion it often equates to denying [...]

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Others First (Kind Of) Friday

by Shawn October 15, 2010

Do you practice self-promotion or others-promotion? I now realize that I am pretty focused on promoting myself – I overshare my blog on Facebook and Twitter. I email all kinds of people if I have a book coming out. I try to generate an audience, all in the name of me, me and me. But [...]

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Don’t Miss Wes Yoder’s Book Signing

by Shawn October 2, 2010

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My Third Favorite Day of the Year

by Shawn September 27, 2010

There’s Thanksgiving Day, with its turkey and candied sweet potatoes and parades on television. There’s Christmas Eve, with its serene sense of anticipation, and hope. Then there’s the Monday after The Great Frederick Fair ends. * * * * * 54 years ago my grandparents, young and Amish and looking to start a new business, [...]

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How Will You Change the World?

by Shawn September 13, 2010

I wonder how far away I got from clean water today? Since I didn’t leave the house, the answer is pretty easy – about 20 steps.  Any time I get thirsty I stand up, find a clean glass, and turn on the faucet. Easy peasy.  Even when I do leave the house, every building I [...]

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