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July 2017

July 05, 2017

An ode to the Blues Brothers, Thomas Merton and the forgiveness of God

Jesus breathes the Holy Spirit into his followers, yet too many of us haven't realized...

June 2017

June 20, 2017

Let us end the violence

As of my writing, there have been 307 shootings in the U.S. in the last...

June 19, 2017

God’s chosen nation? We can’t have it both ways

For argument’s sake, let’s suppose that our country is at the top of God’s most...

June 15, 2017

Blessed is the man

My hope in writing this is to challenge each of us to be careful in...

June 13, 2017

The Importance of Hermeneutics in Interfaith Relations

I have discovered that in every religion there are those who interpret their Holy Text...

May 2017

May 12, 2017

Mother’s Day Ups and Downs

Regardless of whether a woman is a wife or mom, all women should be praised...

May 10, 2017

What do the hungry think of our church programs?

Since I am a pastor and am supposed to be spiritual, I won’t tell you...

May 03, 2017

A Conversation with Brian McLaren

My conversation with Brian centered on his call for a radical shift from an exclusive...

May 01, 2017

Do we need a “National Day of Prayer”?

I’m not opposed to praying on May 5th. I’m pretty sure I will be saying...

April 2017

April 28, 2017

Hope found in America’s Founding Argument

It must be stated that democracy is not a free-for-all where nothing is protected and...

April 13, 2017

The Cradle, the Cross, and Power

In any democracy, power can be the means to accomplish helpful ends. But when power...

April 12, 2017

Lenten Epiphanies and Racism

I could no longer deny that I have some deeply-buried biases. I could no longer...

April 10, 2017

Young Adults: Not a Lost Cause

As someone who serves with young adults — and as one myself — I don’t...

April 07, 2017

Chemical Weapons, Holy Week and a Revolution of Values

War is easier than peace. War allows us to dehumanize and devalue our enemies. Peace...

March 2017

March 31, 2017

“Don’t Panic”

All of those commands take courage. They take a faith that is, if not ironclad,...

March 29, 2017

The Healthcare Question

I think healthcare should have two beneficiaries: patients and care-givers. If another entity has to...

March 24, 2017

5 Ways Churches Can Support Foster and Adoptive Families

A Cooperative Baptist seminarian in Texas shares five ways that churches can support foster and...

March 23, 2017

Yes, She Can! Confronting miseducation of the Church

Today, numerous pulpits across various faith traditions continue to lack the ministerial voice and presence...

March 15, 2017

Was Jesus Political?

Jesus of Nazareth was radical only in the classic sense of that word. Radical means...

March 08, 2017

Giving up Cynicism this Lenten Season

We all have our reasons to be cynical, and no I'm not talking about a...

March 08, 2017

The Age of the Spirit has Come

Ruach is in all living things. We love to remember the Holy Spirit at Pentacost...

March 08, 2017

5 Things Megachurches Do Really Well (And You Should Too)

Today, beautiful, inspiring artwork is being created for churches not through statues and paintings but...

January 2017

January 31, 2017

Postponing Love in an Airport

I am not original here in my plea to the church, nor do I think...

January 31, 2017

Jesus, terrorism and loving our neighbors

Setting aside the Son of God aspect, why doesn’t Jesus grow up to be a...

January 31, 2017

I am an immigrant

I am an immigrant. I am thankful to live in a country made great by...

January 25, 2017

Being the Church in the 21st Century

We have the privilege of interacting with people in new ways that are relevant to...

January 23, 2017

Preaching truth in a post-truth world

In a post-truth world we seek out and lend credence to only those sources of...

December 2016

December 05, 2016

This Is Us and the Season of Advent

A Baptist seminarian shares about what NBC's new hit family drama This Is Us has...

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