Sermon on Philemon

I preached this sermon at Valley View Bible Church in Paradise Valley, AZ on 6/13/2010. The video was taken by my nine year old daughter, so please forgive the camera jitters and noise. It is her cute giggle you will hear from time to time. more about “Sermon on Philemon by Matt Rundio“, posted with [...]

Protestant Liturgy Revealed (via satire)

The title says it all. This is a stunningly funny look at what church has become for many. For those who need some help with the vocab: Liturgy: (noun)  A predetermined or prescribed set of rituals that are performed, usually by a religion. An official worship service of the Christian church. Luckily, this is not [...]

Immigration and Theology

I am not a lawyer. I am not a politician. I’m not even a bona fide theologian. I am just a freelance [read 'unemployed'] pastor who is disturbed by the current conversations surrounding the recently signed Arizona Senate Bill 1070 regarding immigration. The point of this post is to briefly reflect upon the issue theologically. [...]

Colbert on Glenn Beck – Awesome!

Did you hear about the ridiculous things Glenn Beck said about social justice?  Well, Colbert does a good job reporting on the issue. This. Is. Awesome. Colbert-Beck video

God and Politics

I ran across this great video from CNN.  In it they interview Greg Boyd and he has some great things to say about Christianity, Jesus, and Politics.  The good part, with Boyd, doesn’t start until about 2:10.  So have patience at the beginning, or just skip to the good part.

Lead like a Leaf

This video contains the tag line: “leaf veins show why looped networks could be more efficient than networks modeled after tree branches.” [See the short article here.] But you know what I saw?  What leadership should look like.  Rather than all energy flowing from one central point (as in a tree branch), the flow of energy is [...]

The Second Day of Christmas

Just a short little not here: This, December 26, 2009, is the second day of Christmas. Christmas is not over now, rather, it has just begun. I have noticed that most people I know (and certainly the advertisements I see) take the 12 days of Christmas to be the days leading up to the 25th [...]

John Wesley, Legalism, and Love (part 3)

It is a well known fact that a pitfall of “holiness” traditions (those that trace their spiritual heritage to John Wesley) is legalism.  Rules rule our lives.  We often find “holiness” in a list of what NOT to do.  I’ve heard it said, “don’t drink, smoke, cuss, or chew – or go out with girls [...]

John Wesley, Christian Perfection, Love (part 1)

I recently read John Wesley’s little book, A Plain Account of Christian Perfection, written in 1777 (or 1766??) as a summary of his teaching on Christian perfection (also knows as entire sanctification). As a result of growing up in a Wesleyan denomination (Nazarene) and of my studies as a theology student, I have come to [...]

Women and Ministry

I’ve not blogged for a long time.  Too long.  I enjoy writing and thinking and expressing what is going on in my mind.  Lately I’ve just not had much to say. But today I became aware of a piece that President Jimmy Carter wrote and it struck a nerve,  I loved what he had to [...]

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