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March 2022

March 21, 2022

Denying Grace In Lent

Denying ourselves some simple pleasures for forty day is not easy. Pleasures are important to...

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 03, 2022

Why Addiction Does Not Go Away

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

December 2021

December 13, 2021

Advent And The Unrighteousness of Work

I love my work. But sometimes I hate my job. Many friends are used to...

December 09, 2021

For Us And Against Us

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

November 2021

November 11, 2021

Resentment And Spiritual Deformation

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

November 04, 2021

The Cult of Death, Qanon, and Trumpism

Once again the followers of Q gathered for The Storm. Once again it didn't happen....

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 28, 2021

Demon of the Noon Day Sun

I am tired. I know you are too. We are plagued by the same demon....

October 25, 2021

4 Keys For Spiritual Welfare

My previous post brought a few good comments from people who have seen the same...

October 21, 2021

The Spiritual Warfare Trap

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

October 03, 2021

Jesus Against Us

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

September 2021

September 20, 2021

Tolerance and Compassion Fatigue

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

July 2021

July 07, 2021

4 Spiritual Foundations

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

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 01, 2021

3 Attitudes Are Killing American Churches

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

April 2021

April 27, 2021

LOVE HEALS

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

March 2021

March 29, 2021

Is My Neighbor Really My Neighbor?

"And who is my neighbor?" We are familiar with the scribe's question to Jesus. It...

March 22, 2021

Life Temporal And Life Eternal

I gave my sermon for the final Sunday in Lent yesterday. I describe how life...

March 04, 2021

Bitter People

I am the idiot who doesn't know what I am talking about. This is how...

February 2021

February 22, 2021

The Accountability Myth

People have been saying a lot about accountability. My years of church work and community...

February 18, 2021

The Spirituality of Recovery from Addiction

Addicts are surprised to learn that recovery requires spirituality. Recovery does not require adopting a...

February 15, 2021

Consumerist Christianity

Nothing illustrates the consumerist model of Christianity than the Worship Wars. A few decades ago,...

January 2021

January 04, 2021

Answer the Fool

Solomon says it well. "Do not answer fools according to their folly, or you will...

December 2020

December 30, 2020

The Soul of “Soul”

The new Disney film Soul is a nice way to spend time. The Jazz-themed animated Pixar...

December 14, 2020

That Useless Feeling

Ecclesiastes is my favorite book of the Hebrew Bible. "Useless, useless, says the preacher, everything is...

November 2020

November 09, 2020

Acedia Is Cured By A Good Rest

Acedia is a spiritual malady that requires a physical cure. "Brothers and sisters, do not...