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2016-01-04T22:21:19+00:00

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Gifts Not Chains: Epiphany Wisdom for Foreign Aid (Matthew 2:1-12)

Last updated on: January 4, 2016 at 10:21 pm By Brian Konkol

The turn of each calendar year is often filled with an influx of charitable giving, much of which intends to assist those far beyond the borders of the United States. As rigorous debates surround the ethics and oversight of such foreign assistance endeavors, one of the more innovative contributions to this important conversation was produced by South Africa’s renowned theologian, the late Steve de Gruchy. In consideration of the Magi and their Epiphany visit with Joseph, Mary, and the newly... Read more

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2016-01-04T17:01:53+00:00

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My New Year’s Resolution: To Be A Better Liar

Last updated on: January 4, 2016 at 5:01 pm By Dwight Lee Wolter

I have never been a very good liar. I rarely even try it. Lying, for me, is like an exercise bike, covered in cobwebs, sitting in the basement. But this year, starting on January 1st and continuing through 2016, my New Year’s resolution is to be unabashed in my dedication to lying. I resolve to lie to myself and to you with all the seeming credibility with which I have been lied to by others in the media, in community, and... Read more

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2015-12-22T18:39:22+00:00

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The Wise Man’s Confession: A Christmas Poem

Last updated on: December 22, 2015 at 6:39 pm By Jim Burklo

What wisdom I have Awakens me to my blindness. I cannot see light itself: What I know of light Is only an alluring shadow Of what it is and does. From billions of years away in space-time, Through darkness intervening, At its inconceivable speed The light of an exploding star passes Through the dark seas of my eyes, Illuminating the dark curves of their retinas. But I cannot see the glow of their cells: I can only perceive the messages... Read more

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2015-12-21T20:52:54+00:00

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The Merchants of Light Are On Their Way

Last updated on: December 21, 2015 at 8:52 pm By Dwight Lee Wolter

Even the darkest and shortest days have no dominion over the light that is growing longer and stronger. Joy to the world! It is time to lighten-up! Read more

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2015-12-21T22:19:39+00:00

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A Year in the Life: Top 10 Progressive Christian Posts of 2015

Last updated on: December 21, 2015 at 10:19 pm By Deborah Arca

The year 2015 brought Patheos bloggers — and especially our passionate Progressive Christian bloggers — plenty to write and rant about, from discriminatory cake bakers to sexually-abusive fundamentalists to Olympic-winning transgenders. We pushed back on the notion of “Christian persecution” in America, grieved way too many mass shootings, and raged on behalf of way too many murdered black youth, men and women at the hands of white cops. We celebrated when same-sex marriage became the law of the land, shook our heads when... Read more

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2015-12-18T18:33:56+00:00

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Reflections on Advent: Music, Mindfulness, and Movement Week 3 — Real Love

Last updated on: December 18, 2015 at 6:33 pm By Corbin Tobey-Davis

5:00am text messages that read, “please call me, its urgent” are harbingers of unfortunate news, and this one, received on the second week of December was no different. After making the call and finding out the details the heaviness of it all began to sink in. A beloved lay leader in our church, who was highly involved in our faith formation ministry for children and youth, had passed away suddenly. Death comes with a heaviness at any time, but the... Read more

2015-12-17T17:44:06+00:00

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Poverty: Advent Has Its Own Gifts

Last updated on: December 17, 2015 at 5:44 pm By Susan Pitchford

An argument with the spouse: his small, innocent observation unleashes the ghost of a thousand arguments past, complete with its burden of chains. Marriage is like that sometimes: after two or three decades together, every fight recapitulates all fights. I hate feeling this way: poverty. The end of the semester. The beginning, and for that matter, the middle. Doing everything this job requires feels impossible. I passed “tired” long ago and have moved on to “flesh and bone and soul... Read more

2015-12-15T00:05:10+00:00

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Adopt-a-Mosque

Last updated on: December 15, 2015 at 12:05 am By Dwight Lee Wolter

The first mosque I visited had a bullet hole in the outside placed there a drive-by shooter while adults and children were inside having a prayer service. It reminded me of the bomb that killed four black children at a church in Alabama in 1963. We, as a nation, eventually found better ways to address the violence, hatred and terror of segregation and we will also find better ways to address the violence, fear and terror of Islam that has... Read more

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2015-12-09T19:54:27+00:00

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Reflections on Advent: Music, Mindfulness, and Movement, Week 2 — Embodying Peace

Last updated on: December 9, 2015 at 7:54 pm By Corbin Tobey-Davis

I had no idea what to expect. As my wife and I began the trek from Berkeley across the bay to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, I was curious and excited. The closer we got on our mass transit journey the more we were surrounded by people, a sense of excitement, and an unspoken camaraderie. We got off our final bus and moved along the streets in a throng of humanity pouring towards the large open field that was... Read more

2015-12-08T20:58:20+00:00

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Jesus Loves Santa (I Saw Them Together at Macy’s)

Last updated on: December 8, 2015 at 8:58 pm By Dwight Lee Wolter

I had a religious experience at Macy’s department store in New York City when I took my four year old son there to meet Santa. It was a Saturday morning. There were billions of us (I’m not exaggerating) standing between two yellow lines of tape on the floor which led to a far away door. We followed the yellow tape road. In the distance, in red and green neon letters, a sign said, SantaLand! It seemed like forty minutes passed... Read more

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