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January 2009

January 31, 2009

Quick Thoughts on Obama and His Communications Team

Barack Obama has truly revolutionized the political campaign. He has recreated FDR's fireside chats with...

January 26, 2009

Precedent: A Parting Gift From Dubya to Barack

But, as I find the pictures of George Bush leaving Washington DC exhilerating, I also...

January 26, 2009

A Child’s Right to Thrive

Most Pro-Choice political leaders are quick to say that they are not pro-Abortion, they are...

January 23, 2009

Holding President Obama Accountable by Reigniting Dr. King’s Poor People’s Campaign

A true revolution of values will soon cause us to question the fairness and justice...

January 23, 2009

We Know Christ Transcends Death, but Can Christ Transcend Choice?

As a chaplain I have had the privilege of being with people facing such choices,...

January 19, 2009

Twas the Night Before Inauguration

Twas the Night Before Inauguration (Based on the world famous Christmas poem) Twas the Night...

January 18, 2009

A New President, MLK, Mother Parks, a Congressman, My Boys and Me

Bedtime Stories Last night's bedtime story for my two little boys was about Mother Rosa...

January 18, 2009

Proposition 8 and a Different Avenue for Gay Marriage

The issue of gay marriage has never been as prevalent in our history as it...

January 17, 2009

Closing Guantanamo and Saving our National Soul

The excitement leading up to Tuesday's inauguration of Barack Obama is palpable. Radio and TV...

January 14, 2009

The Sideshow — News and Lessons from the Republican Civil War

Republicans have a problem... they don't know who they are. Devastated The 2006...

January 14, 2009

Why the Religious Are Republican and How the Democrats Can Win the Faithful

Since the 2000 presidential election there has been much debate over why those who go...

January 10, 2009

MLK Day- A New Beginning

My generation must learn from the past and recognize that real change does not come...

January 03, 2009

Obama’s New Job: Rebranding the “Faith-Based Presidency”

As I count down the days for Obama's inauguration into the White House (17 as...

December 2008

December 27, 2008

sermon: story time

The First Sunday of Christmas, 2008 Has anyone else here seen The Lord of the...

December 21, 2008

How Spiritualism is Replacing Christianity, and Why it’s Working…

Christianity is at the cusp of losing its identity, message, and support among the younger...

December 15, 2008

Sermon: The Prophet’s Light

Sermon: The Third Sunday of Advent, Year B 2008The Community Church of WilmetteDecember 14, 2008...

December 15, 2008

Poverty and Politics

People don't want to have to look poverty in the face. Since Senator Edwards personal...

December 15, 2008

Success in the Field is Like Building a Church…

Well, it's happened again- no, you didn't waste another perfectly good hour listening to 'Car...

December 13, 2008

Tule Fog, Politics, and Faith

I always enjoy the drive from Oakland to California's Central Valley. I love looking out...

December 02, 2008

Centrist Politics and Extremist Jesus

If there is one thing all Christians can agree on--left and right, conservative and liberal,...

December 01, 2008

Election Night in Harlem! Imagine if We Worshiped Together!

Jamie:Last night I had one of the most beautiful, redemptive, and awakening experiences of my...

November 2008

November 26, 2008

Not Whether To Help, But How

Let me be clear: Divine justice operates in an entirely different economy than the one...

November 24, 2008

Bob Jones University is Right

There is a danger in our polarized society of loudly critiquing missteps by our political...

November 23, 2008

Much Ado About Obama Sending Girls To Private School

I have received a number of emails and seen a lot written about Obama's decision...

November 23, 2008

We’ve Come This Far By Faith: A Virginian Reflects on the 44th President & 44 Years

Now that we have experienced the unprecedented election of Barack Obama, let us remember how...

November 18, 2008

The Election, and Our Next Steps

I've received numerous emails from MoveOn.org, the Obama campaign, the Democratic National Committee, and other...

November 16, 2008

We Cannot Be Everything and Still Be Something

The leaders of the Religious Left are so often troubled by the moniker "left" that...

November 15, 2008

Parting The Red Sea

Ignore the religious vote. This thinking has been the conventional wisdom of the Democratic Party...

November 14, 2008

A Country Boy Gets A Front Row Seat To History

My grandmother had been born only thirteen years after the Thirteenth Amendment to the United...

November 09, 2008

Moving Forward with Faith

On many issues in this election, Christian voters took different positions. In a political climate...