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October 2020

October 12, 2020

When Your World Unravels

I taught a class after the world ended. On this day, 28 years ago, I...

October 08, 2020

Is Christian Faith Dying Or Changing?

No historical paradigm change is evident to the people living within it. Christian faith is...

October 05, 2020

Sympathy For The Obstinate

When someone is in active addiction, their loved ones are at a loss. How do...

October 01, 2020

Reconciliation and Bystanders

The one person a bullied person hates more than the bully is the friend who...

September 2020

September 29, 2020

Preachers, Pearls, And Pigs

"Don, you need to get what you're saying into the trough so the pigs can...

September 26, 2020

Anti-Christian

The other day I was called anti-Christian. It was by a progressive member of my...

September 21, 2020

My Racist Preacher

My home church hired a younger preacher. This happened when I was very young. The...

September 16, 2020

When We Say The Word “God.”

Knowing the answer before the question is asked is the privilege of the teacher. I...

September 14, 2020

The 666th Day

I know today is Holy Cross. It is celebrated by the oldest traditions within Christianity....

August 2020

August 24, 2020

What Would Jeremiah Say?

American presidential elections are embarrassing to say the least. A friend recently asked me about...

August 13, 2020

The School Prayer Trap

My first grade teacher began every class with prayer. It was a trap. She did...

August 10, 2020

Essential, Nonessential, and Charity

Denominational leaders like to say that there are essentials and there are non-essentials to the...

July 2020

July 27, 2020

Love During A Pandemic

Our timing is really off this time. I proposed to my now fiancee just as...

July 23, 2020

The Church of Saints Bait And Switch

There are serious errors in Evangelical exegesis and theological assumptions. The worst actions though are...

July 16, 2020

Ego Masks

""Why does someone need an assault rifle for protection but refuses to wear a mask...

July 13, 2020

Self-Indulgent Guilt

Wedding rehearsals occur because of how everything is supposed to happen during the ceremony. It...

July 06, 2020

They Are Not Wanted

Groucho Marx once said, "I would never join a club that wanted me as a...

July 01, 2020

The Church Split

Something did not happen in 2020. The United Methodist Church did not split. It wasn't...

June 2020

June 29, 2020

A New Ministry

This morning I did something I have done more times than I like to think...

June 24, 2020

Atoning For The Congregation

Aaron made atonement for the congregation. It was necessary. Both he and Moses were attacked...

June 21, 2020

In The Image Of Parents

Believe it or not, most of us developed our first images of God based on...

June 18, 2020

Pastors As The Last Generalists

Hats off to the last generalists. The pastor is the last true generalist of the...

June 15, 2020

Is Donald Trump Welcome In Your Church?

President Trump is a foil for most progressive Christians. He epitomizes every criticism of the...

June 08, 2020

8 Minutes 46 Seconds At Church

I was silent for 8 minutes and 46 seconds yesterday. I stood there with thousands...

June 04, 2020

The Essential Tremor

I suffer from a neurological condition called "essential tremor." A lay member of my congregation...

June 01, 2020

Peace, Peace, When There Is No Peace.

Jeremiah's words apply to the situation of the United States and the American churches over...

May 2020

May 27, 2020

Pentecost And The Best Intentions

Remember Pentecost? It's that Holy Day fifty days after Easter Day. Yeah, that one. It...

May 21, 2020

Why Churches Disappoint Over Doubt

Every generation is just arrogant enough to believe it has discovered all people "lead lives...

May 11, 2020

The Heart Of A Pastor

I remember the first time I was told I had "a pastor's heart." It was...

May 07, 2020

Re-opening the Church

The meme world maintains that the Church is never closed. The building is closed. The...