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September 2017

September 25, 2017

As the Flood Waters Recede

I’m a fourth generation Texan. I love the beauty and vastness of my home state....

September 21, 2017

For Hurricane Survivors: An Invitation to Lament

Since Harvey made landfall, I’ve been amazed by the courage of fellow Texans responding to...

September 14, 2017

Redefining Pro-Life

“Reason for your visit?” they asked. “Pregnancy termination.” I said. It’s not the story I...

August 2017

August 18, 2017

After Charlottesville: Not Enough

By O. Wesley Allen, Jr., Author of Preaching in the Era of Trump First off, a confession:...

August 16, 2017

5 Years After Its Introduction, DACA Deserves Our Protection

The Bible teaches us that if one member suffers, we all suffer along with them.

June 2017

June 23, 2017

In the Era of Hatred, a Better Way Forward

It is astounding how short-lived our memory is as a nation. Political ethicist Reinhold Niebuhr...

June 22, 2017

Rethinking Our Approach to Injustice

“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” Amos 5:24...

June 15, 2017

Beyond Salvation: Love Will Heal Us

During the confirmation hearing of Russell Vought, the nominee for deputy director of the Office...

June 06, 2017

Consuming the Eucharist Chastises Our Consumerism

“On the night he was betrayed he took bread, broke it, and gave it...

May 2017

May 01, 2017

PRESIDENTS TRUMP & DUTERTE SHOULD TRAVEL TOGETHER FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE SOBER HOUSE

During a “very friendly conversation,” last Saturday, the President of the United States, Donald J....

April 2017

April 25, 2017

A PISTOL PACKING PASTOR, RABBI & IMAM (& Other Responses to Increasing Attacks Against Houses of Faith)

Although it has been happening for a long time, there are an increasing number of...

April 18, 2017

What to Say When There is So Much to Say: Preaching in the Era of Trump

"When the media and the politicians keep rowing our people around, it will be helpful...

April 17, 2017

Finding Lasting Satisfaction in a Thirsty Culture

by Peter Burns Growing up, my family made many summer pilgrimages from the plains of...

April 14, 2017

TGIF? I Don’t Think So…

Crucifixion was a spectator sport. It seems like it still is. And so, my friends,...

April 11, 2017

Was the Resurrection a Hoax?

by Jedediah McClure The Resurrection of Jesus Christ, believed by roughly 2.4 billion people across the...

April 07, 2017

PLEASE STOP PRAYING FOR SYRIAN BOMBING VICTIMS

First there was outrage over the bombing of innocent people in Syria by Assad. Many...

March 2017

March 28, 2017

Someone Else’s Babies

by Darcy Metcalfe “We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” This is a...

March 22, 2017

A Cup of Cold Water on World Water Day

By Dan Haseltine and Jenny Eaton Dyer, PhD I stopped to wipe the sweat from...

March 17, 2017

Trump Bans Big Bird

For the first time ever, a President of the United States has proposed the total...

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 22, 2017

Where Teens Do Not Turn in Times of Trouble

“Where would you turn for help if you, or someone you know, was a victim...

February 21, 2017

Preaching in the Era of Trump

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

January 2017

January 30, 2017

America’s Addiction to a Drug Called Trump

First you take the drug, and then the drug takes you. This didn’t happen to...

January 06, 2017

Standing Rock: Building Deeper Alliances with the Land and our Neighbors

By David Phillips Hansen Indigenous people are showing White Christians the dynamic power of faith...

October 2016

October 19, 2016

The Serenity Prayer (Part 3 of 3)

By Dwight Lee Wolter. Welcome to part three, the concluding part of this three...

October 11, 2016

The Serenity Prayer (Part 2 of 3)

By Dwight Lee Wolter. “God, grant me the…courage to change the things I...

October 06, 2016

The Serenity Prayer (Part 1 of 3)

By Dwight Lee Wolter. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I...

August 2016

August 30, 2016

Real Youth Ministry: More Than Kumbaya Around the Campfire

By David Stevenson Real youth ministry isn’t about making nice. It’s about making waves. It’s...

August 29, 2016

Are There Pets in Heaven?

A member of our church died and was cremated and then had her ashes blended...

July 2016

July 18, 2016

“Hate Cannot Drive Out Hate”

My conviction ~ based on an experience of blood, death, hate and hope ~ is...