Category Archives: Church

AIDS Evangelism

Posted on January 11th, 2008 by Neal Locke

The AIDS virus gets a pretty bad rap, and for good reason. It’s not something I would wish for a friend, or even an enemy for that matter. But maybe it is something I would wish for the church. According … Continue reading →

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Naked Brutal Honesty

Posted on January 9th, 2008 by Neal Locke

You may remember me ranting about a psychological evaluation I had to undergo a few weeks ago, as part of my journey to become an ordained Presbyterian minister. I still think the pre-meeting questions were insanely long and inquisition-like, but … Continue reading →

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Beer Church

Posted on December 21st, 2007 by Neal Locke

In pursuit of a dream I share with my two brothers (to someday open a Monastery Microbrewery and Pub), I’ve been studying the American beer industry a lot lately. It didn’t take long for me to see parallels with the … Continue reading →

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Your Own Personal Gutenberg

Posted on November 19th, 2007 by Neal Locke

An article I co-authored with Shawn Coons about Web2.0 and its relevance to the church was recently published in the Presbyterian Outlook magazine: But what does any of this Web 2.0 stuff have to do with the church? Wikipedia brings … Continue reading →

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Mid-Blog-Life-Crisis?

Posted on November 14th, 2007 by Neal Locke

If a blog can have a mid-life crisis (what’s the life expectancy of a blog, anyhow?) I think this blog is in the midst of one. When I first registered the domain name “mrlocke.net,” I was a high school English … Continue reading →

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Spanish Inquisition…Presbyterian Style

Posted on November 13th, 2007 by Neal Locke

I’ve been writing a lot in the past few weeks, just not for my blog, unfortunately. As some of you know, I’m in the process of becoming an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). To be accepted as an … Continue reading →

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Fat Church

Posted on October 22nd, 2007 by Neal Locke

Ok, so my last church metaphor ruffled a few feathers, for better or worse. This one is perhaps less controversial (maybe less original, too) but still worth thinking about. It starts with a familiar metaphor from the bible itself: The … Continue reading →

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