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January 2023

January 02, 2023

Things That Test Our Patience

I sometimes am frustrated by inanimate objects. But nothing puts my patience to the test...

December 2022

December 23, 2022

Christmas Ghosts Frightening The Poor

Practically everyone reading this will have heard of the famous Christmas ghosts who frightened a...

December 19, 2022

Bringing Them In?

Will we be bringing liberal secular people back to church? During a discussion I had...

December 15, 2022

Losing Advent

Advent is almost over. Thank God! Learning Advent and Christmas were two different seasons was...

December 12, 2022

Choosing To Close Rather Than Die

A church is choosing to close. But, does that mean it dies? This is the...

December 08, 2022

5 Ways To Keep Politics Out Of Christmas

The County Democratic Party group received a "soft" threat for the Christmas parade. The people...

December 05, 2022

Watching Luke 5

Watching stories retold as film after reading the narratives is not new for me. But...

November 2022

November 30, 2022

Walking Uphill

Hiking, running, and walking are not real to me unless I go uphill at some...

November 21, 2022

Blessed And Stressed

A billboard carries the message for a local church. It includes the words "too blessed...

November 18, 2022

Members Only

The Members Only jackets of my teenaged years illustrate how I view those times. I,...

November 15, 2022

Walking On Hallowed Ground

"Come no closer! Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place on which you...

November 07, 2022

Winning And Victory

Have you ever considered there is a difference between winning and victory? One is the...

November 03, 2022

The Ridiculous Middle

There is the center. The point that is truly equidistant from the edges. Then there...

October 2022

October 31, 2022

Time To Commit To Nonviolence

I am a violent person who believes nonviolence is necessary. I do not claim to...

October 27, 2022

Trying To Live With Rhythm

I get caught up in the melodies of life. The rhythm often escapes me. In...

October 24, 2022

Crickets

Have you ever had the problem with someone not returning emails, texts, or phone calls?...

October 20, 2022

Inclusiveness And Repentance

Did Jesus practice inclusiveness? Not too long ago, I saw a meme claiming Jesus ate...

October 17, 2022

Conformity Is Easier

I ask myself every week. What would St. Paul think about the value the Church...

October 11, 2022

Forgive Us Our Debts

Comparing sins to debts in Christian teaching and preaching is not as common as it...

October 06, 2022

4 Myths About Pastors

Christians, non-Christians, and just about everyone including seminarians believe a few myths about clergy. Today,...

October 03, 2022

The Gospel of Rights-Scolding

Anthropologist and essayist David Graeber coined the term "rights-scolding" to name the phenomenon of lecturing...

September 2022

September 29, 2022

The Dying Church?

The church is dying! My life in professional ministry began in 1990. People said, "the...

September 26, 2022

The Wrong Jesus

Could I be following the wrong Jesus? "So after they had gathered, Pilate said to...

September 22, 2022

Liberation, Solidarity, And Ecology in the Capitalocene

Progressive Christians know there is not one liberation theology. United Methodist theologian Joerg Rieger has...

September 20, 2022

God Does NOT Have A Plan For Your Life

One of the Calvinist cornerstones of Prosperity Theology is the idea that God has a...

September 15, 2022

Putting The Gardens To Bed

September is when we begin putting our gardens to bed where I live. In the...

September 12, 2022

Live And Let Die: Thoughts About The Non-Religious Right

Churches are declining in numbers. A non-religious conservatism is on the rise. More people are...

September 02, 2022

Freedom of Speech And Thought

John Climacus in the Diapsalmata observed people demand freedom speech and neglect their freedom of thought. ...

August 2022

August 29, 2022

A Place For Christian Worship

A definition for a church building is "a place for Christian worship." I have pondered...

August 25, 2022

Student Loans And The Exploding Myth of Meritocracy

Student Loans are an important part of receiving a university education. Usually, for undergraduates, they...