Jonathan Malone

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An Active Table

April 23, 2018 by Jonathan Malone

One cannot be a Christian without a spiritual connection with God via liturgy (specifically the service of the Lord’s Supper), and that one cannot be a Christian without doing work for the sake of the least in the world. Do both and let one inform the other.

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April 23, 2018 /Jonathan Malone
Lord's Supper, Activism, Social Justice, Worship, Faith
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Talking Pictures (Without Making a Sound)

April 02, 2018 by Jonathan Malone

Wonder Woman, Storytelling, and what it means to be a hero/savior

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April 02, 2018 /Jonathan Malone
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Fallen Heroes

March 25, 2018 by Jonathan Malone

Who are our heroes? Do we lift up individuals more than we should? Do we look at Jesus with a sense that he struggles in his leadership? Get angry and read the Bible - all in this episode.

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March 25, 2018 /Jonathan Malone
scripture, heroes
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A Place to Belong

March 09, 2018 by Jonathan Malone

What it comes down to is that we need relationships. We need people who will support us, help us, and challenge us. And, we can’t do mission on our own. We need to be connected and denominations, at their best, make those connections. So be active and involved with your denomination.

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March 09, 2018 /Jonathan Malone
denominations, family, connections
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New Beginnings

March 01, 2018 by Jonathan Malone

Get angry about mean people and teachers with guns, spend time with Jesus getting angry clearing the temple, and read the graphic novel Demon - an action-packed episode!

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March 01, 2018 /Jonathan Malone
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Lost in the Wild

February 05, 2018 by Jonathan Malone

There is something about the wilderness that brings one to a thin place – a place where God is experienced differently than in the normalcy of the world. The challenges, the separation, the pace, all tend to add to the ways in which God can be engaged.

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February 05, 2018 /Jonathan Malone
wilderness, journey, spirituality
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An End to Navel Gazing

January 31, 2018 by Jonathan Malone

Getting angry about people who are selfish, self-promoting, navel-gazing narcissists is not an easy thing to do, but some still will try.

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January 31, 2018 /Jonathan Malone
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The Visitors

January 16, 2018 by Jonathan Malone

What does it mean when your pastor calls and asks to make a visit? What does it mean when someone complains that the pastor did not visit or does not visit enough? There are a whole bevy of expectations and demands and assumptions that come along with the idea of visitation for better or worse.

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January 16, 2018 /Jonathan Malone
pastoral care, visitation
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Easy, Self-Indulgent Listening

January 03, 2018 by Jonathan Malone

Here is a fallacy of today: Is it best to think about ourselves, about what works best for us, or to think of others? Whatever is best for me is then the best and other people can struggle. The truth that best meets my needs is the truth that I will embrace. There is so much wrong with this morality of selfishness.

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January 03, 2018 /Jonathan Malone
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Everybody Hold Hands

December 22, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

The idea of church being a community is something that may feel counter-cultural for society as well as for many churches. It is something that is not primarily based on a notion of getting out there and changing the world, but more on getting connected with each other and with God and in that way changing the world.

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December 22, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
Bonhoeffer, community, church
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Costumes and Culture

December 14, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

David VanBrakle and Jonathan discuss the church shootings in Texas and how the 80s should not yet be a standard for Halloween costumes, They look at Amos 5:18-24, and discuss one good book and one god photrapher. 

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December 14, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
shootings, rituals, anger
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And...Break!

November 26, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

We all need to have time to rest and reconnect with God. We all need time to be able to reminded ourselves why it is that we are Christians and what our walk of faith looks like. If you can give your pastor a sabbatical then you should – she or he deserves it! If you can take some time for yourself then you should – you deserve it!

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November 26, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
sabbatical, sabbath
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Frustrated

November 08, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

It is frustrating when people look past their history and fall into a narrative that they believe regardless of the past. It is frustrating is when people do not look into the idea of changing and reforming. Lots of frustration.

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November 08, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
racism, reformation, scripture, Christianity
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Going Up!

October 28, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

The Ascension - It gets complicated and confusing because we are talking about a mystery, but it is an essential mystery to consider.

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October 28, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
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Heavy and Light

October 12, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

What do we do with those things that frustrate and anger us - big or small? How do the frustrations impact our relationship with God and what is the role of the Holy Spirit when we are caught in the anger?

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October 12, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
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Wanna Dance?

September 25, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

The Trinity is one of those very complicated and very essential parts of Christianity. Because of its complexity it is often overlooked. Because of its necessity it needs to be brought again and again back into the mind of Christian.

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September 25, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
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Breaking the Norms

September 10, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

What is pushed as "normal" is often harmful in quiet and subtle ways (or great and bombastic ways). Normal has become not listening to each other, or having angry conversations with people we disagree with. We need to break the norms that harm us individually and as a society.

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September 10, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
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Talking Made Easy

August 20, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

Community is founded in one way or another on communication. From light conversation to deep talks and everything in-between, all is important and necessary. Deliberate conversation, and thus deliberate relationships can offer a foundation for community and for individual identity.

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August 20, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
conversation
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Ground Truth

August 06, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

Starbucks barista and great talker Alex Hand joins Jonathan to discuss truth, openness to other ideas, and scripture.

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August 06, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
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Down With Tolerance

July 16, 2017 by Jonathan Malone

Down with tolerance and up with diversity! Doug Avilesbernal wrote the book Welcoming Community: Diversity that Works and talks with Jonathan about the idea diversity in a Christian community.

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July 16, 2017 /Jonathan Malone
diversity, community, tolerance
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