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November 2020

November 03, 2020

Who Stole My Bible: Reclaiming Scripture as a Handbook for Resisting Tyranny

A Review: Because Scripture has been hijacked by religious, cultural, and political forces, we need...

October 2020

October 26, 2020

Where Has Christian (or even American) Commitment To Sacrifice Gone?

During the Second World War, Americans sacrificed in many ways. The United States rationed gasoline,...

October 19, 2020

Constitutional Originalism, Biblical Fundamentalism, and Church Confessionalism: Amy Coney Barrett and Secularized Theological Concepts

Let's start with church confessions. Not all churches look to the same thing for their...

October 12, 2020

“I Despise Your Festivals”: What Is Worship For?

There's a surprising turn in the beloved Psalm 51. The psalmist sings, "For you have...

October 05, 2020

A Teaching Letter On Baptism In the Time of Coronavirus

Christianity is sacramental. It is neither exclusively focused on words, as if it were solely...

September 2020

September 29, 2020

On Reading the Whole Hebrew Scriptures In Midlife

Some Notes In Three Stages While Reading the Pentateuch, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim I. Early Notes...

September 21, 2020

Sanctuary: Being Christian In the Wake of Trump

Full disclosure: a few summers back our family took a road trip with long stops...

September 14, 2020

Qanon vs. Christianity

“The matter is quite simple. The bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians...

September 03, 2020

People of Faith, During COVID-19 Stay Focused on Workers Rights

There is a spirituality of labor, and a definite approach to work that Christianity has...

September 02, 2020

Reviewing John J. Thatamanil’s Theology of Multiple Religious Participation

It is one of the primary Christian virtues that teaches us to approach other religions...

August 2020

August 25, 2020

The kind of Lutheran we are

I'm kind of embarrassed to admit that conversations about our church or denomination often have...

August 18, 2020

Empty Churches And the Looming Eviction Crisis

On July 31st, the federal moratorium on evictions ended. The following two weeks, landlords across...

July 2020

July 20, 2020

Mobile Worship Pop-Ups: On Not Returning to Church Buildings in 2020

Mea Culpa First of all, I need to apologize. I've been slow. Even though we...

July 15, 2020

Church “Growth” In The Age of Coronavirus

Let's start with a story I have a parishioner here in Arkansas highly active in...

July 08, 2020

Why Real Christians Tear Down Statues

“The promise of grace is not to be squandered; it needs to be protected from...

June 2020

June 25, 2020

Liberation Not Annexation For Palestine

by Kathryn Mary Lohre, who serves as Assistant to the Presiding Bishop and Executive for Ecumenical...

June 23, 2020

Top Ten Ways To Be The Church During COVID-19

Well, this has all gone on much longer than anyone thought when it got started....

June 22, 2020

The Integrity of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Please, Read Anything But Metaxas!

Bonhoeffer met an early death 70 years ago today in a Nazi concentration camp. Already...

June 22, 2020

The Body of Bonhoeffer’s Black Jesus

It might be hyperbole to say that Reggie Williams' book on Bonhoeffer's black Jesus changes...

June 22, 2020

Bonhoeffer’s Reception of Luther: A Review

Bonhoeffer's Reception of Luther. Michael P. DeJonge. Oxford University Press, 2017. Bonhoeffer was a Lutheran....

June 15, 2020

Sometimes A Pandemic Is Just A Pandemic

I'm suspicious of motivational speaking and power of positivity preaching. On the other hand, I...

June 15, 2020

Multiple Religious Belonging: Sites of Divine Encounter

In Bentonville, Arkansas, Jewish, Muslim, and Christian communities are planning to build a shared tri-faith...

June 04, 2020

Eye-Witness Account of Trump’s Violence Against Priests and Lay Christians

My dear friend Joshua Kenyon Daniel is now a priest in DC. He gives a...

June 03, 2020

A Pastoral Response to Tom Cotton’s Hawkish Op-Ed

I see in the New York Times today Tom Cotton is now training the same...

June 02, 2020

After Trump: Achieving A New Social Gospel (The Church As Sacramental Demonstration)

Donald Heinz, professor emeritus of religious studies at California State University and Lutheran minister in...

May 2020

May 28, 2020

Pseudo-Lutheran Two Kingdoms Doctrine: Regressive and Irresponsible

In an era when the anxiety of influence and the need for distinctive "branding" reaches...

May 26, 2020

Baptism In the Time of Coronavirus: Baptism Is All The Things

Holy baptism is an incredibly multi-valent sacrament. It signifies entrance into the life of the...

May 22, 2020

Why You Can (But Shouldn’t) Re-Open Church During the Coronavirus Pandemic

The most obvious reason. Coronavirus spreads most easily person-to-person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is spreading...

May 21, 2020

Why Does the Old Testament Seem So Violent, and the New Testament So Peaceful?

The question: Could you help me answer some theological questions? I would greatly appreciate your...

May 16, 2020

The Eucharist Has Left the Building: Synaxis In IV Movements

I. Saturday sees velcro detached from velcro and the paraments changed. Green. Ordinary time. Easter...