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July 2024

July 03, 2024

How Should Clergy Respond to Presidential Immunity Ruling?

The equation for ministry in this election season changed on July 1 with the Supreme...

May 2024

May 31, 2024

Preaching & Ministry After Trump Conviction: 5 Key Messages

Following the Trump conviction, clergy have choices for the messages they will convey to their...

May 30, 2024

Preaching 2024 Election – How will Clergy Navigate Issues?

Preaching 2024 election - what will clergy face? What topics will they address? My colleagues...

March 2024

March 30, 2024

Michael Sheen’s The Passion of Port Talbot is a Revelation

Michael Sheen's The Passion of Port Talbot is a modern retelling of the crucifixion that...

March 11, 2024

Katie Britt’s Voice is the Sound of Christian Nationalism

Creeped out by Katie Britt’s voice in her rebuttal to the SOTU? Then the speech...

November 2023

November 09, 2023

Christ the King Sunday Counters Christian Nationalism

Why should a congregation celebrate Christ the King Sunday? It’s one way to push back...

October 2023

October 15, 2023

How to Honor Veterans and Military Personnel at Church – Appropriately, Compassionately

A church can honor veterans and current military personnel in a ways that are appropriate...

September 2023

September 17, 2023

Workers in the Vineyard and the Economy of Exploitation: Matthew 20:1-16

The parable of the workers in the vineyard holds a mirror up to the harsh...

June 2023

June 08, 2023

U.S. Flag in the Church? Preaching on Patriotic Holidays

It's bad theology to believe the U.S. flag has a place in a worship space....

June 07, 2023

Flagging the Flag – Idolatry and Freedom: Preaching Exodus 20:1-6

Preaching around patriotic holidays is a difficult challenge. "Flagging the Flag -- Idolatry and Freedom"...

April 2023

April 11, 2023

Announcing Winner of Drawing from Ministry, Preaching, and Social Issues Survey

In this post, I share just a bit of information about the survey and announce...

April 04, 2023

Ecological Stations of the Cross: #3 – Environmental racism

Simon of Cyrene carried Jesus’s cross. Today, communities of color bear of the brunt of...

March 2023

March 27, 2023

Palm Sunday and Countering the Violence of Christian Nationalism

A Palm Sunday sermon countering the violence of Christian Nationalism calls for trust in God...

March 26, 2023

“Dem Bones” Will “Lift Every Voice and Sing”! Sermon on Ezekiel 37:1-14

Have you heard of the song “Dem Bones”? Do you know who wrote that song?...

March 20, 2023

Reviving Dry Bones: Countering White Supremacy in Christian Nationalism

Ezekiel’s sermon to the dry bones echoes across the millennia to our own time and...

March 13, 2023

Countering Disability Discrimination in Christian Nationalism: John 9:1-41

The story of Jesus and the man with blindness in John 9:1-41 can counter the...

March 06, 2023

Countering Misogyny & Toxic Masculinity in Christian Nationalism

Jesus’s “living water” can help wash away the toxic masculinity of Christian Nationalism.

February 2023

February 27, 2023

Countering the Anti-Semitism of Christian Nationalism: Genesis 12:1-4

Christians must speak out against anti-Semitism. A sermon on Genesis 12:1-4a can help counter Christian...

November 2022

November 06, 2022

8 Ways to Prepare Your Congregation for Sermons about Social Issues

Sermons about social issues can be risky. Here are 8 ways to prepare your congregation...

October 2022

October 19, 2022

It’s Okay to Be A Progressive Christian. Here’s Why.

Here’s why you can – and should – claim your faith and identity as a...

January 2022

January 11, 2022

Por qué la ELCA Necesita Investigar el Caso del Rev. Nelson Rabell-González

Este artículo explica por qué la ELCA necesita investigar el caso de Rev. Nelson Rabell-González....

January 09, 2022

Why the ELCA Needs to Investigate the Case of Rev. Nelson Rabell-González

This piece explains why the ELCA needs to investigate the case of Rev. Nelson Rabell-González....

December 2021

December 31, 2021

El NDA, la Iglesia y el Intento de Silenciar Rev. Nelson Rabell-González

¿Por qué una congregación quería que el rev. Nelson Rabell-González firmara un acuerdo de confidencialidad...

December 18, 2021

ELCA Despidió a un Denunciante, Rev. Nelson Rabell-González

La saga del Rev. Nelson Rabell-González comienza con una serie de secretos. Termina (por ahora)...

December 17, 2021

ELCA Fires Whistleblower, Rev. Nelson Rabell-González

The saga of Rev. Nelson Rabell-González begins with a series of secrets. It ends (for...

December 14, 2021

La Expulsión del Rev. Rabell-González: ELCA Corrupción y el Racismo

Obispe Megan Rohrer retiraron al Rev. Nelson Rabell-González de su llamada como pastor de la...

October 2021

October 23, 2021

Clergy Report Preaching More about Climate Change: National Survey

Half of mainline Protestant clergy indicated they had addressed climate change and other environmental issues...

September 2021

September 14, 2021

The Politics of Faith – The Bible, Government, and Public Policy: Book Review

The Politics of Faith makes a compelling biblical case that Christians not only can but...

September 08, 2021

Latinxs, the Bible, and Migration: Book Review

Latinxs, the Bible, and Migration is a groundbreaking, border-crossing collection of essays by scholars that...

September 04, 2021

Abortion and the Progressive Church: Is It Time to Break the Silence?

What does the Texas abortion law mean for clergy? Are progressive pastors willing to address...