Category Archives: regrets

Yes, And

Posted on June 6, 2011 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

The more I get to know the guys from The Skinny Improv here in downtown Springfield, the more I keep hearing the phrase “Yes, And.” Tyler Snodgrass first mentioned it to me at Rob Hunt‘s birthday party, while explaining some … Continue reading →

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Green, Green Grass

Posted on August 18, 2010 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

If I’m unemployed, I just want a job.
If I’ve got a job, I just want a better job. Continue reading →

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The 2010 Cure for the Maturity Disease

Posted on January 1, 2010 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

I forget who said it, but here’s a good New Years’ Quote: “Youth is when you’re allowed to stay up really late on New Year’s Eve. Middle Age is when you’re forced to.” I’m 30 years old. Have been for … Continue reading →

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There’s a Why in Team

Posted on September 22, 2009 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

The Core Fellowship has a thing called The Core Team. What you might call Church members elsewhere, you’d call Team Members at The Core. And there’s about seven people planning to join it this Sunday. And yet, I’m tempted to … Continue reading →

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Christianity and the Maps of War

Posted on May 2, 2009 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

I was thinking about Christianity as an institution; as an establishment, versus Christianity as a Spiritual Commitment, and I ran across this short video. All that blue area… how did that happen? Was it a result of the Spirit-driven success … Continue reading →

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Unfortunate Son of American Family

Posted on February 7, 2009 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

I feel like I’ve been disowned by American Family. (This blog post is going to seem very out of place, but some things just gotta be said.) I inherited my relationship with the insurance giant American Family from my own … Continue reading →

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The Church Is a Whore, and She Is My Mother

Posted on June 6, 2008 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

Augustine said it. Every generation is prone to certain superlative assumptions about itself. We are always… the most enlightened, most advanced, most creative, most civilized… AND/OR the most wicked, most degenerate, dumbest, laziest, voted-most-likely-to-usher-in-the-end-of-the-world generation in history. So naturally it … Continue reading →

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Ticketshyster

Posted on March 1, 2008 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

At the risk of gloating, I would like to make all of you aware that I am going to the Radiohead concert in St. Louis on May 14. Tickets went on sale on a Saturday morning in the middle of … Continue reading →

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Communion

Posted on September 11, 2007 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

If I’m going to write a post about Communion (or the Lord’s Supper) I have to start with a confession, and repentance. It has been my responsibility, as a pastor, to make sure that the people who worship with The … Continue reading →

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I Am a Hypocrite

Posted on February 28, 2007 by The Rev. Ryan Wiksell

The whole world looks like wood to me. Oh, I hear the snickers… the put-downs, the wisecracks. And you know what? I don’t care. They can laugh all they want. What good are their opinions anyway? Splinters in their eyes… … Continue reading →

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