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May 2022

May 19, 2022

Good Guys With Guns

The root of all true heresies is to assume "we" are right, true, and good...

April 2022

April 25, 2022

Loving Wisdom

Loving wisdom is the primary motivation in philosophical talks. A recent discussion with an evangelical...

March 2022

March 17, 2022

Covenant Hope

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

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 09, 2022

Did Matthew Change The Beatitudes?

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

February 07, 2022

Holy Disobedience Or Holy Initiative

Protestants do not have a clear idea of holy obedience. We leave that submission to...

January 2022

January 20, 2022

Christians Being Bad

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

January 13, 2022

Arguing With The Obstinate or Having Puking Contests With Buzzards

I know arguing with certain people only gives me indigestion. I am getting better about...

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 18, 2021

The Bible And Progressive Christians

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

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 14, 2021

Mission Without Meditation

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

October 07, 2021

The Desire to Recover Misses the Point

Will we recover? This is THE QUESTION every congregation is asking right now. Once the...

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...

July 2021

July 19, 2021

Bigotry And Belief

The problem with bigotry and belief is that the two look alike. Many people easily...

July 07, 2021

4 Spiritual Foundations

Spirituality is either a practice or a desire. People can claim to be "spiritual rather...

July 01, 2021

The American Christian Mythology

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

June 2021

June 28, 2021

Hail Mary: Saving Paradise By Technology

Project Hail Mary is the latest work by Andy Weir. It is as good if not...

June 25, 2021

Materialist Obsessions

Okay. We all know the concept of "being a materialist is bad." People should not...

June 21, 2021

Keeping Communion Holy

My son was very upset with his grandparents one Sunday morning. Their church passed the...

June 17, 2021

Listening To Working Class Folks

The Working Class has spoken. They spoke in 2016 and 2020. But are we listening?...

June 10, 2021

The Morally Problematic Jesus of Nazareth

"There was only one (morally) perfect man who ever walked the earth." I was in...

June 01, 2021

3 Attitudes Are Killing American Churches

The churches are not coming apart and failing because of beliefs. It is happening because...

May 2021

May 27, 2021

Disciplining Christians

Yes. You read that correctly. Disciplining instead of discipling. I had an experience with this...

May 17, 2021

5 Beliefs Of Progressive Christians

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

May 03, 2021

Two Righteous Evils

Serious Christians know there are some troubling passages in our Bible. Some of the righteous...

April 2021

April 27, 2021

LOVE HEALS

The recent death of a former church member gives me a new opportunity to reflect....