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April 2018

April 19, 2018

A Liberal and a Christian Walk Into a Bar . . .

Not long ago, The Atlantic published an article by Emma Green entitled “Democrats Have a...

April 15, 2018

“Give Unto Caesar”: It’s an Expression of Love

A recent edition of The New Yorker had a timely cartoon on the back page....

April 08, 2018

There Was Not a Needy Person Among Them . . .

A couple of days ago, the following from Franklin Graham came across my Twitter feed:...

April 01, 2018

An Easter Cautionary Tale: Jesus Isn’t Walking Through That Door

God is not an insurance agent. H. G. Wells During Rick Pitino’s tenure as the...

March 2018

March 29, 2018

Watching for an Hour

"Could you not stay awake with me one hour?" Jesus asked his disciples. It's a...

March 27, 2018

A Holy Week Reflection: Why Doctrine and Faith Don’t Mix

Holy Week is upon us once again—as good a time as any to step back...

March 25, 2018

The Feather of Grace, or How To Keep Donald Trump and Evangelical Christians From Corrupting Your Faith

At its best, faith is the overflow of gratitude, the attempt to live as if...

March 15, 2018

The Christian Faith In a Nutshell

Sports fans old enough to remember the 70s and 80s will recall that a regular...

March 11, 2018

Childish or Childlike?

One of stories that was emphasized regularly in the Baptist Sunday school of my youth...

March 09, 2018

Do I (Still) Really Hate Donald Trump?

Last Sunday's gospel gives us John's version of Jesus "going Brooklyn" on the moneychangers in...

February 2018

February 22, 2018

Invading the Impossible

A few months ago, the gospel reading from Luke prompted our rector and my friend...

February 16, 2018

Look, Don’t Touch

Almost every Sunday during the months I spent on sabbatical a few years ago in...

February 13, 2018

Lent is for Lovers

This year, for the first time since 1945, Ash Wednesday and Valentine's Day fall on...

February 01, 2018

Deflategate and the Nazis

Exactly three years ago, on the morning of Super Bowl 49, I wrote a blog...

January 2018

January 25, 2018

The Divine Uncertainty Principle

Fifteen or more years ago my professional writing and research interests were largely focused on...

January 18, 2018

What Do You Want?

Anyone who reads this blog regularly or even occasionally knows that I love movies. Solidly...

January 15, 2018

A S**thole Town Like Nazareth

My father was a Baptist minister who was a voracious and eclectic reader. Often his...

January 07, 2018

An Epiphany

Today is the First Sunday after the Epiphany (which was celebrated yesterday). I'm at a...

January 05, 2018

The Life of the Mind, or the Sewage of the Soul?

I recently got a shout-out from a colleague in the history department with whom I...

January 04, 2018

Technology and the Life of Faith

I read a fascinating article in the November edition of The Atlantic recently that explores...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

He Has Put Down the Mighty . . .

Last Thursday was the Feast of the Holy Innocents, the liturgical day that commemorates King...

December 28, 2017

The Poorest Deserve the Best

Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor...

December 24, 2017

Grace and Peace

Grace means suddenly you’re in a different universe from the one where you were stuck,...

December 22, 2017

A Rashomon Nativity: Why the Details of Jesus’ Birth Don’t Matter

A few weeks ago, I was asked to take on a temporary administrative position in...

December 19, 2017

When a Prophet Speaks, People Listen (or at least they should)

The third Sunday of Advent is always John the Baptist Sunday; last Sunday's reading from...

December 17, 2017

Despite the Best Efforts of Evangelical Christians, Roy Moore Lost

Last Monday I posted on Facebook that although I had deliberately stayed away from politics...

December 16, 2017

Faith in a Post-Truth World

I really didn’t say everything I said. Yogi Berra A bit over a year ago, the...

December 14, 2017

The Great Homesickness

I was the world’s most pathetic camper. One of the (alleged) rewards for 12-15 weeks of...

December 12, 2017

It’s About Time

Time has been on my mind recently. A couple of months ago in my freshman...

December 10, 2017

Silence Is Not Always Golden

Can I schedule an appointment for Friday? Please. I had been waiting and hoping for...

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