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What People of Faith Share in Common with Atheists
The more I realize why my faith is important to me, the more I realize...
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August 08, 2017
More than any analysis or punditry over the past eight months, rereading the Book of...
August 03, 2017
The Kingdom of Heaven is like Kudzu
We often tend to domesticate Jesus' parables, turning them into something attractive and nice. But...
July 2017
July 30, 2017
In the book of Genesis, when asked by God about the whereabouts of Abel, Cain...
July 25, 2017
Step to the Right: Practicing Right Brain Faith in a Left Brain World
After a major stroke, neuroscientist Jill Bolte Taylor lost function in her left brain. But...
July 19, 2017
A Sower Went Forth To Sow . . .
Every writer knows that writing is an inefficient and non-economical process. One never knows when...
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In today's gospel, Jesus says that his yoke is easy and his burden is light....
July 07, 2017
Last fall I had the opportunity to give the sermon on stewardship Sunday at my...
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What Progressives Can Learn From A Professional Wrestler
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June 2017
June 26, 2017
What is one to do when what one professes to believe has become, as Macbeth...
June 14, 2017
Jews and Christians agree on many things. One of the most important things they agree...
June 12, 2017
Anne Lamott defines laughter as Carbonated Holiness. These days, we could use a lot more...
June 02, 2017
From the book of Acts, a story of a person who experienced radical forgiveness, then...
May 2017
May 26, 2017
God has given us everything we need to address the problems in front of us....
May 22, 2017
There are many possible reasons why evangelical Christians voted for Donald Trump in record numbers....
May 13, 2017
One of the readings from this Sunday's lectionary is the story of the stoning of...
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Our Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough
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May 03, 2017
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May 01, 2017
From the pages of an ancient text comes a tale about not holding on to...
April 2017
April 29, 2017
We have arrived at Day 100 of the Trump presidency, and we're still here. Sort...
April 26, 2017
Christian Wiman writes that "every single expression of faith is provisional . . . because...
April 22, 2017
“What does the Lord require of us?" Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly with your...
April 16, 2017
The Apostle Paul wrote that "now abide faith, hope, and love . . ." Easter...
April 14, 2017
"Total disaster." "Not good." "Sad." We're becoming used to these phrases. But they reach a...
April 11, 2017
At the beginning of the first Holy Week, Jesus killed a fig tree for no...
April 09, 2017
What is bothering me incessantly is the question of what Christianity really is, or indeed...
April 03, 2017
In the liturgical year, the last Sunday of Lent focuses on Jesus' signature miracle--the raising...
March 2017
March 22, 2017
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March 20, 2017
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