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2016-10-19T23:52:10+00:00

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The Serenity Prayer (Part 3 of 3)

Last updated on: October 19, 2016 at 11:52 pm By Dwight Lee Wolter

By Dwight Lee Wolter. Welcome to part three, the concluding part of this three part series on the Serenity Prayer. Today, we pray not only for the serenity to accept the change we cannot change and the courage to change the things we can, but also for “the wisdom to know the difference.” Look around the world today. Do you see a whole lot of wisdom? Maybe wisdom is a thing of the past. Maybe the modern-day wise ones... Read more

2016-10-11T17:23:59+00:00

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The Serenity Prayer (Part 2 of 3)

Last updated on: October 11, 2016 at 5:23 pm By Dwight Lee Wolter

By Dwight Lee Wolter. “God, grant me the…courage to change the things I can…” Welcome to part two of this three-part series on the Serenity Prayer. In part one, I told you a story about a man who stood on the beach, threatening the tide if it dared to come in; and later pleading with the tide not to go out. Neither threats nor pleading worked. The man lacked the serenity to accept [the tide] he could not... Read more

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2016-10-07T16:28:54+00:00

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The Immoral Economy and Donald Trump’s Tax Returns

Last updated on: October 7, 2016 at 4:28 pm By Rev. Jen Butler

By Rev. Jennifer Butler, CEO of Faith in Public Life In response to public outcry over his newly revealed tax return, Trump responded that it was a smart move on his part to take advantage of a tax benefit for real estate investors that allowed him to write off twenty years in taxes, paying himself a handsome salary while stiffing his workers. Our faith traditions teach us that this is not a smart move: it is a sinful move... Read more

2016-10-06T17:46:15+00:00

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The Serenity Prayer (Part 1 of 3)

Last updated on: October 6, 2016 at 5:46 pm By Dwight Lee Wolter

By Dwight Lee Wolter. “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change…” The Serenity Prayer was conceived in a little stone cottage in Heath, Massachusetts by theologian and professor, Reinhold Niebuhr, around 1932. It was printed on cards and distributed to the troops by the U.S.O. and circulated by the National Council of Churches. The Serenity Prayer became even better known after being adopted by Alcoholics Anonymous in 1941 when an early AA member saw... Read more

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2017-01-25T19:41:34+00:00

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Becoming a Minister of Listening

Last updated on: January 25, 2017 at 7:41 pm By Guest Contributor

By John Helmiere, founding minister of Valley & Mountain. Over 12 months, the Forum for Theological Education is spotlighting 12 leaders, their stories, and how their passion and call to shape a more hopeful future through Christian ministry guides the impact they are making in their communities, institutions, and universities. You can find the full series, here. I went to seminary because I thought I was called to be a pastor. Quickly, I began having second thoughts. While the... Read more

2016-09-19T22:33:52+00:00

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Racism Is a Spiritual Issue

Last updated on: September 19, 2016 at 10:33 pm By Guest Contributor

By Therese Taylor-Stinson. The shooting of unarmed black men by law enforcement officers and lone vigilantes ambushing churches has exposed the lie of a “post-racial” America. The polarization, the violence, and the controversies make it seem there is no turning from our human condition. But there is hope: In this racially divided time, religious communities can provide safe spaces for all races and ethnicities to heal from centuries of white supremacy and devaluing the lives of others. I’m not talking... Read more

2016-08-30T20:42:01+00:00

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Real Youth Ministry: More Than Kumbaya Around the Campfire

Last updated on: August 30, 2016 at 8:42 pm By Guest Contributor

By David Stevenson Real youth ministry isn’t about making nice. It’s about making waves. It’s more than Kumbaya around the campfire; more than bowling and pizza. It’s spiritual jazz; organic, always evolving, never the same. Real youth ministry isn’t for the faint of heart. Like jazz you have to be open to discovery, surprise. It’s called real youth ministry because the youth are THE curriculum. It meets them every moment right where they are, right now. Real youth ministry is... Read more

2017-01-25T19:42:29+00:00

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No Ideas But In Things: A Baptist Recovers Ritual

Last updated on: January 25, 2017 at 7:42 pm By Guest Contributor

Bread and wine became things by which I came to know even more deeply the presence of God. As one of my professors told me, “When the world is completely upside down, the Eucharist is always the same. That’s the power of ritual.” Read more

2016-08-30T18:57:54+00:00

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Is God Guilty?

Last updated on: August 30, 2016 at 6:57 pm By Guest Contributor

God is guilty. I do not make this claim lightly. But I make it in the strength of the company of some of the most faithful people in history. Read more

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2016-08-29T19:15:44+00:00

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Are There Pets in Heaven?

Last updated on: August 29, 2016 at 7:15 pm By Dwight Lee Wolter

A member of our church died and was cremated and then had her ashes blended with the ashes of her dog that had died and was cremated a year earlier. Another member of our church brought his five year old son to see me because the boy had told him that, “more than anything in the world” he wanted to be dead so that he could be with his dog. These were not my first or only encounters with the... Read more

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