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August 2023

August 17, 2023

The Ultimate Volunteer?

I saw a license plate that read, "Jesus The Ultimate Volunteer." It was orange lettered....

August 14, 2023

Humility And Spider Webs

Humility is overcoming hubris. This time of year spiders remind me of it. In the...

August 10, 2023

The Program And The Church

Bill Bryson tells of a neighbor who drove to a nearby gym which would be...

August 07, 2023

Revenge Is A Dish Best Not Served

Westerns are often revenge stories. We could name any number of them. Last night, I...

August 03, 2023

Christ in the Margins?

Do we picture Jesus as a person on the margins? Progressive Christians do see him...

July 2023

July 31, 2023

Rahab’s Lie

Telling a lie for a good cause presents an ethical quandary. Rahab's lie is upheld...

July 24, 2023

Conversion And Sobriety

An issue for many addicts choosing recovery is the obvious connection between evangelical ideas of...

July 17, 2023

Woke Righteousness

As the meeting began, the chair solemnly opened with righteousness, "I think it is important...

July 13, 2023

The Social Media Mask

Practically everyone knows about the church mask. All calls for authenticity in churches are calls...

July 10, 2023

Imagined Injuries

Church folk sure like going to court. Imagined injuries now make laws and policies. The...

July 06, 2023

Torturing Children at Public Schools

The Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program is often referred to as the TCAP test. My son...

July 03, 2023

What Do You Mean By Supreme?

The Supreme Court has spoken. And in doing so, proves the languishing of capitalism and...

June 2023

June 29, 2023

Standing Up For Workers

"I'm an old straight white guy standing up," I shouted, "And you can too!" The...

June 26, 2023

Another New Ministry

When I tell people where I serve in ministry, or go to a new setting,...

June 22, 2023

Billionaires, Vanity, and Wishing People Evil

The missing Oceangate Submersible Titan opens the door for people who love to wish evil on...

June 19, 2023

Consuming Worship?

Do lay people think of themselves as customers consuming worship? Pastors, like me, are appalled...

June 13, 2023

The Sacred Heart of Appalachia

My grandparents had a big throw blanket with a picture of Jesus on it. At...

June 12, 2023

For The Healing of The Earth

Earth is more than the planet on which we live. It is the word we...

June 08, 2023

Awakened at The Inn

I was awakened by the innkeeper's servant. She was a young girl who had been...

June 01, 2023

The Sun Still Shines

I am happy to announce that my memoir The Sun Still Shines has been published....

May 2023

May 30, 2023

Littleness of Souls

The danger of disaffiliation is not smaller churches, budgets, and a smaller denomination. The danger...

May 25, 2023

Christian Government: A Fallacy

Aristotle claimed the best form of government is a monarchy while the worst is tyranny....

May 23, 2023

The Definite Yes

Only 50% of Americans say a definite yes when asked about the existence of God....

May 18, 2023

Bigfoot And The Ascension

Young clergy know certain days are going to be important in their work. Ascension Day...

May 16, 2023

Designated Readers

Is it correct to call clergy the designated readers of the church? "My therapist tells...

May 11, 2023

Pastoral Liberation Theology

Theology is speculative without some sense of practice. Liberation theology is the most practical of...

May 08, 2023

Heartbreaking Addiction

A friend died from a heartbreaking addiction. I mean that literally. When I first heard...

May 04, 2023

Where The Bible Is Silent

It is a slogan we hear, "where the Bible is silent, we are silent." It...

May 01, 2023

Lonely Elijah

One can either be lonely or alone. Loneliness is a terrible feeling. We feel unloved,...

April 2023

April 27, 2023

Eternal Life, Eternal Being

What does John mean when the writer promises eternal life? A critic recently said all...