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September 2026

September 09, 2026

The Alternate Path After 9/11

Twenty-five years ago, life in the USA paused. A week later, it restarted and chose...

July 2026

July 09, 2026

Lions, Liars, and Shepherds

A woman in my neighborhood watches as her kids ride their bicycles. She wears a...

January 2026

January 22, 2026

Speaking the Truth in Love

"Speaking truth to power" is a worn-out catchword phrase. It has outlived its usefulness. We...

November 2025

November 04, 2025

Addicts, Recovery, And The Holidays

Early in recovery, addicts and alcoholics find the holidays very difficult. While in active addiction,...

April 2025

April 09, 2025

We Are Tired of Being Angry: Letting Go Without Giving Up

We Are Tired of Being Angry I am tired of being angry. Other people are,...

April 02, 2025

Causing Chaos While Calling It Order

Clarence the Angel (Second Class) tells George Bailey that one man's action can have ripple...

January 2025

January 20, 2025

Trumpism vs. the Gospel: What Jesus Says About Power

Today is inauguration day. Last November, Trumpism won the majority of the elections. I watched...

July 2023

July 03, 2023

What Do You Mean By Supreme?

The Supreme Court has spoken. And in doing so, proves the languishing of capitalism and...

June 2023

June 26, 2023

Another New Ministry

When I tell people where I serve in ministry, or go to a new setting,...

June 22, 2023

Billionaires, Vanity, and Wishing People Evil

The missing Oceangate Submersible Titan opens the door for people who love to wish evil on...

May 2023

May 30, 2023

Littleness of Souls

The danger of disaffiliation is not smaller churches, budgets, and a smaller denomination. The danger...

April 2023

April 17, 2023

Communing With Judas

It is a common holy week theme. Can you sit with your Judas? Do we...

March 2023

March 21, 2023

The Problem of Forgiveness and “Women Talking”

I finally saw the film Women Talking. I highly recommend it to anyone believing forgiveness is...

November 2022

November 18, 2022

Members Only

The Members Only jackets of my teenaged years illustrate how I view those times. I,...

October 2022

October 03, 2022

The Gospel of Rights-Scolding

Anthropologist and essayist David Graeber coined the term "rights-scolding" to name the phenomenon of lecturing...

July 2022

July 18, 2022

Is Your Political Organization A Church?

Political organizations making religious claims is nothing new in the United States. The role of...

July 11, 2022

Faking Community

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

June 2022

June 09, 2022

Keeping Cool While On Fire

Cool and warm are not often used the same way. Yet, a person may be...

June 06, 2022

The Structural Racism Problem

Racism is not mentioned in the Bible. Yet, we call it sin. What makes it...

May 2022

May 19, 2022

Good Guys With Guns

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

May 12, 2022

Repenting Tax Collectors?

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

May 03, 2022

Divorce: Church Style

Experience teaches me that nothing stops a person who wants a divorce. Begging a person...

April 2022

April 04, 2022

Mass Graves And Biblical Authority

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

March 2022

March 31, 2022

Alcoholic Grace

Psychiatry no longer says I am an alcoholic. The modern term is "alcohol abuse disorder."...

March 10, 2022

The Revolution Begins May 1st

Forgive me for approaching what many take as serious business lightly. What some people believe...

February 2022

February 14, 2022

Truth Divides Before It Unites

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

February 03, 2022

Why Addiction Does Not Go Away

A WCA-affiliated colleague recently described alcoholism as a sin. Addiction is not a sin. Abusing...

January 2022

January 31, 2022

Banned Books Week

Every year, Waldenbooks held "Banned Book Week." After the fiasco in McMinn and Williamson counties...

January 06, 2022

Forgiveness and the Future Schism (Part 2)

Ego and the desire for power afflict many people. A new issue enters our discussion...

December 2021

December 09, 2021

For Us And Against Us

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