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March 2022

March 17, 2022

Covenant Hope

I hope I am not violating any copyright or trademark protections with my title. I...

March 07, 2022

Beginning A Forty Day Journey

The story is about the end of Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness. We are...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

Hell Is A Gated Community

"And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my...

February 24, 2022

Ukraine and The Same Old Story

The leader began with the story. "There is evil abroad." And the tale continued from...

February 21, 2022

Transition And Transfiguration

I will discuss the transition of a friend who I first knew as "Seth." It...

February 14, 2022

Truth Divides Before It Unites

The truth will set you free. But only when we are ready to step up...

February 09, 2022

Did Matthew Change The Beatitudes?

I swallowed nervously knowing what my next question would produce. We were studying Luke's version...

January 2022

January 27, 2022

Imperial Idolatry

Imperial ambitions are the disease of nations. Empire arises from the desire to protect and...

January 20, 2022

Christians Being Bad

Christians being bad is a common theme for bloggers. A few public examples come to...

January 18, 2022

The Hard Text

Everyone who reads the Bible finds hard texts in it. They are texts that upset...

January 10, 2022

Forgiveness And The Future Schism (Part 3)

This final installment in this series will sound harsh to some. But forgiveness is not...

December 2021

December 23, 2021

A Matthew Christmas Or A Luke Christmas

Christmas. God bless it. Matthew and Luke have a lot to say about Jesus' birth....

December 20, 2021

The Woman We Forget at Christmas

We always talk about Mary during Advent and Christmas. Elizabeth is the other woman we...

December 16, 2021

Climate Disasters And Christmas

Natural disasters around Christmas enhance the tragedy for those who do not experience it. We...

December 09, 2021

For Us And Against Us

Jesus made it clear to the disciples in Luke 9:50. "But Jesus said to him,...

December 06, 2021

The Prophet Down By The Riverside

They told me the prophet had been there by the riverside. Actually, the guide said...

November 2021

November 29, 2021

Time For A Serious Conversation About Who We Are

Time is a redeemable gift. The Ephesians were counseled to live by "making most of...

November 22, 2021

Rushing to Judgment and Kyle Rittenhouse

The last few weeks has been a lesson in judgment. Or rather I should say...

November 18, 2021

The Bible And Progressive Christians

I am about to spend an hour and a half in study that has nothing...

November 11, 2021

Resentment And Spiritual Deformation

Resentment is powerful. But it is not constructive. The only result is destruction. Unfortunately, this...

November 08, 2021

The Refugee Gospel

The gospel of Matthew can be called the refugee gospel. Scholars think it is the...

November 01, 2021

4 Ways to Protect from Bad Faith

Faith is good. Bad faith is awful. I cannot count the number of people I...

October 2021

October 21, 2021

The Spiritual Warfare Trap

A local politician used the phrase spiritual warfare to describe his political viewpoint. The phrase has...

October 18, 2021

Double Binds And Paradoxes

The Revised Common Lectionary this week gave us an attempted double bind by the disciples...

October 14, 2021

Mission Without Meditation

We all agreed what we needed in our Annual Conference is a renewed sense of...

October 03, 2021

Jesus Against Us

What? Jesus is for us! He is against them! Yes, it is an easy trap...

September 2021

September 23, 2021

Bishop Spong And The Crisis For Liberal Clergy

The death of Bishop John Shelby Spong brought up the suspected accolades and condemnations from...

September 20, 2021

Tolerance and Compassion Fatigue

I am so over it. My tolerance has hit a big, ugly wall longer than...

September 16, 2021

Wisdom And Desiring The Divine Feminine in Appalachia

Spirituality and wisdom are inseparable. The two are so intertwined in Christian thought that you...

September 12, 2021

Why Biblical Literalism Leads to Biblical Illiteracy

My previous post on Biblical Illiteracy drew a few good criticisms. Some readers thought I...