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February 2023

February 27, 2023

The Problem of Biblical Literalists

All Biblical literalists have a problem. They cannot teach us anything. It took me a...

February 13, 2023

Skunk Mating Season

It is that time of year again. We are in skunk mating season. Love is...

February 07, 2023

The Culture War And The Gospel

The culture war sells and destroys. It is a war after all. Wars are meant...

January 2023

January 30, 2023

My Sister, My Brother, My Family

A boy said, "There are people who belong to the devil." He hastily added, "No...

January 26, 2023

God, the Story Teller

Human beings are story tellers. If there is a difference between humans and the great...

January 23, 2023

A High View of Scripture?

The worst propaganda fundamentalists use is to claim "a high view of Scripture." In a...

December 2022

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 15, 2022

Walking On Hallowed Ground

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

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 20, 2022

Inclusiveness And Repentance

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

October 11, 2022

Forgive Us Our Debts

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

September 2022

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...

August 2022

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...

August 01, 2022

Healing, Peace, and The Purpose of The Gospel

Healing and Peace are the great goals of the Gospel of Christ. They are the...

July 2022

July 28, 2022

When God Disappoints

It may be easier to say their is no god than to believe in one...

July 25, 2022

Burning Down Our House

The analogy is accurate. Sometimes you cannot stop a person from leaving a marriage. But...

July 21, 2022

3 Steps to Reconstructing Faith from Christian Nationalism

A friend confessed she was having a faith crisis because of Christian nationalism. She needs...

July 13, 2022

3 Ways To Get Things Wrong

It is no surprise to anyone who reads the Bible to hear people get things...

July 11, 2022

Faking Community

A new HBO series The Anarchists is really about faking community. Briefly stated; the series is...

July 03, 2022

Liberty of Conscience

"It is neither right nor safe to go against conscience" -Martin Luther. Does your conscience...

June 2022

June 13, 2022

Avoiding Bible Abuse

Para-Church organizations regularly abuse the Bible. It is easy to do when one has an...

June 02, 2022

Pentecost And Discipleship

Easter season ends with Pentecost. Often it is lost in the shuffle in church worship...

May 2022

May 24, 2022

I Never Knew That Until Now

Few things are more gratifying to a pastor or teacher as a person saying, "I...

May 12, 2022

Repenting Tax Collectors?

Jesus ate with tax collectors and sinners. Everyone acknowledges this part of the story. He...

April 2022

April 21, 2022

Virtue and Experience

Experience is a great teacher. This quality has come under scrutiny among many conservative Wesleyans....

April 16, 2022

Highway Out of Hell

What was Jesus doing on Holy Saturday? Was he really in or spiritually out of...

April 04, 2022

Mass Graves And Biblical Authority

Recent reports of mass graves of civilian casualties once again raise the ire of observers....