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September 2023

September 08, 2023

Karl Marx: Communism as Alternative to Christianity?

By Robert Orlando In ideology, few figures have garnered as much attention and stirred controversy...

February 2017

February 28, 2017

The Preacher Persisted: Finding Courage in the Pulpit

Despite the push-back I have received against my sermons that tackle controversial issues, here’s one...

February 21, 2017

Preaching in the Era of Trump

I struggle to understand how those who claim to embrace the radical ethic of the...

August 2016

August 03, 2016

Reviving the Heart of Our Democracy: Watch the Rev. William Barber’s Soul-Stirring Speech at the DNC

Last week at the Democratic National Convention, the remarkable Rev. Dr. William Barber II delivered an electrifying speech...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

Spirituality and Democracy: Staying Engaged Amid Vulnerability

Together, let's build and practice the courage to stay engaged in Democracy by doing the...

July 26, 2016

What Are Our Choices? Conventions, Elections, and Spiritual Practices

I have no responsibility for what anyone says on any political platform. I have total...

July 26, 2016

In Spite of Our Politics, We Are Made for Goodness

In this moment of cataclysmic political division and rising tension, we must hope that our...

May 2016

May 25, 2016

The Sins of Bill Clinton “Visited” Upon Hillary

Exodus 20:5 contains a difficult statement about the sins of the father being “visited” upon...

May 12, 2016

Blessing the Hands That Cast the Ballots

If ever there was a season for progressive-hearted people to urge their friends and neighbors...

March 2016

March 03, 2016

Why I Love Donald Trump

I love watching Donald Trump bring scores of people “into” the Republican tent as the...

February 2016

February 29, 2016

Voting: A Call to Action for Congregations

Voting is liturgical. It’s a ritual expression of love for others when we vote for...

February 18, 2016

Scalia, the Bible, and the Constitution: Only One of Them Is Dead

Recently departed Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia believed, “The only good Constitution is a dead...

February 05, 2016

Vote for “All of the Above”

In this political primary season, as much is revealed about the voters as about the...