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April 2023

April 11, 2023

3 Days Is All It Takes

Why did Jonah need to stay in the belly of the fish for 3 days?...

June 2022

June 13, 2022

Avoiding Bible Abuse

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

May 2022

May 31, 2022

Praying for Enemies

Am I required to pray for my enemies? Can I pray they get judged, condemned,...

April 2022

April 16, 2022

Highway Out of Hell

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

March 2022

March 14, 2022

War For Your Entertainment

"Of course, war is entertaining" - Screwtape Russia's invasion of Ukraine is not entertainment for...

February 2022

February 24, 2022

Ukraine and The Same Old Story

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

January 2022

January 03, 2022

Forgiveness and The Future Schism (Part 1)

The passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu reminded me of his important truth. "There is no...

November 2021

November 08, 2021

The Refugee Gospel

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

August 2021

August 26, 2021

Hell For Other People

Groucho Marx dreamed he had died and gone to Heaven instead of Hell. Once there...

August 09, 2021

Chewed, Swallowed, And Digested

Is evil real or a delusion? King Henry V, according to Shakespeare, was dealing with...

August 06, 2021

Speaking With Someone Who Is Going to Disagree

Speaking with someone who will disagree is never easy for me. I do not know...

July 2021

July 30, 2021

Reflecting On My Fight With COVID-19 A Year Later

I caught myself reflecting this time last year I got COVID. Mine was a mild...

July 01, 2021

The American Christian Mythology

Progress is the American mythical value. Our most cherished belief is that we are improving....

May 2021

May 17, 2021

5 Beliefs Of Progressive Christians

Why use the label "Progressive Christian?" C.S. Lewis argued that putting Christian beliefs alongside any...

March 2021

March 15, 2021

Saint Patrick And His Love Letter

Saint Patrick is a symbol of Irish nationalism. He and the Harp of Tara are...

February 2021

February 01, 2021

A Prophet That Is False

"The Lord your God will raise up for a prophet like me...I will put my...

January 2021

January 17, 2021

Social Media And Broken Relationships

I just watched The Social Dilemma. The documentary on Netflix that explains how social media operate. And now...

December 2020

December 28, 2020

Holy Innocents Not Holy Innocence

Today we observe the massacre of the Holy Innocents. The story is about mass murder....

October 2020

October 19, 2020

The Invisible Hand Never Picks Up The Check

"The Invisible Hand never picks up the check" is a credited to both historian Naomi...

October 12, 2020

When Your World Unravels

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

September 2020

September 26, 2020

Anti-Christian

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

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 20, 2020

Asking The Right Questions

The hologram of a dead scientist stands before the detective investigating his death. It is...

July 2020

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 24, 2020

Atoning For The Congregation

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

April 2020

April 27, 2020

The Vindication of Christ

I have a question for everyone who thinks about divine judgment. What do you believe...