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February 26, 2026

Be Like the Dunkers

Human beings never behave so badly as when they believe they are protecting God. Barbara Brown...

January 2026

January 25, 2026

He said “Follow me”–and they did

Those of a certain age will remember a television ad campaign for the financial firm...

January 04, 2026

A Dark Christmas Story

Today's gospel options are from Matthew 2, which tells the story of the wise men...

December 2025

December 21, 2025

Joseph the Step-parent

In my religious tradition, we didn’t do saints. We did do Christmas pageants—big time. I...

December 14, 2025

Mary Without Assumptions

Today is the Third Sunday of Advent. Since one of the possible liturgical readings for...

December 11, 2025

Establishing the Peaceable Kingdom

Last Sunday was the Second Sunday of Advent; the theme for the day was "Peace."...

November 2025

November 23, 2025

In Anticipation of Advent

Today is The Reign of Christ Sunday (or Christ the King Sunday), the final Sunday...

November 20, 2025

Are You a King?

This coming Sunday is "Reign of Christ" Sunday, the final Sunday of Ordinary Time. The...

October 2025

October 09, 2025

I’m Headed to Beer Camp!

I am an unabashed beer snob. I am also a single-malt scotch snob, but that's...

September 2025

September 25, 2025

Jesus the Magnet

In one of the many recent books written by an atheist about Christianity (I forget...

August 2025

August 28, 2025

Thirteen Years of Blogging, and remembering a friend

This week marks thirteen years since I, with trepidation, misgivings and a certain amount of...

July 2025

July 04, 2025

The United States is Not a Christian Nation

Christianity, or any branch of it, loses its Christian character when its self-proclaimed supporters outnumber...

May 2025

May 01, 2025

An Ambivalent Faith: Finding Meaning in Uncertainty

I tend to have a difficult time falling and/or staying asleep at night when Jeanne...

April 2025

April 04, 2025

Compost Theology

A couple of days ago, Kate Bowler interviewed Jeff Chu on her podcast "Everything Happens."...

March 2025

March 07, 2025

Helping to Repair a Broken World

I love the liturgy and prayer book of the Episcopal Church (which I've been doing...

March 04, 2025

Prayer and the Middle Voice: A Different Way to Speak to God

Over the past several months I have occasionally accompanied Jeanne to a local Lutheran church...

February 2025

February 16, 2025

Mystical Faith: Finding Unity in Life’s Brokenness

An Abiding Suspicion . . . A mystic is anyone who has the gnawing suspicion...

January 2025

January 10, 2025

Were Adam and Eve Human Before the Fall? Spoiler alert: No

I am not overstating the case when I say that I was raised on original...

December 2024

December 27, 2024

Will we ever fill the hungry with good things?

Tomorrow is the Feast of the Holy Innocents on the liturgical calendar, the day that...

December 06, 2024

Conversations with God

I was raised by a father who claimed to have regular conversations with God. My...

November 2024

November 24, 2024

A Beautiful Conversation About Grief

You may have noticed that I've been providing more links to view and listen to...

November 19, 2024

The Interlocking Crises of Religion and Democracy

Readers of this blog know that a month ago, I spent two days with my...

November 17, 2024

Hannah’s Bold Faith Amid Patriarchal Blind Spots

The lectionary reading from the Jewish scriptures for today involves one of my favorite Bible...

November 08, 2024

Something for a Day when I’ve Got Nothing

I know I'm not the only person who has been feeling like a zombie for...

November 05, 2024

Election Day: What’s the Worst that Could Happen?

Yesterday I posted what I wrote the day before the presidential election in 2016. Today...

October 2024

October 29, 2024

Broken Windows and Empty Hallways

Broken windows and empty hallways, a pale dead moon and a sky streaked with gray....

October 27, 2024

Now My Eye Sees You

The lectionary readings from the Jewish scriptures this month have walked us through the Book...

October 25, 2024

Is it Strange that I Love God?

One of the authors mentioned frequently by participants at Theology Beer Camp last weekend was...

August 2024

August 25, 2024

What To Do with a Difficult Teaching

Today is the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost. Here is my entry for this Sunday in...

April 2024

April 21, 2024

A Crucifix in Every Room

A few days ago at an important faculty/administration meeting on campus, I found myself sitting...

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