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July 2022

July 11, 2022

Faking Community

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

June 2022

June 25, 2022

What Conservative Evangelicals Lost 6/24/2022

The evangelicals/fundamentalists lost by winning. They won a Supreme Court that overturned their great target...

June 20, 2022

3 New Attitudes After Authoritarianism

Violence is authoritarian. And authoritarianism is violence. This is demonstrated throughout history. Church can be...

May 2022

May 25, 2022

I Was In School; And You Let Me Die – Jesus

Another mass school shooting has happened. The reported numbers are 19 children and 2 adults...

May 19, 2022

Good Guys With Guns

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

May 03, 2022

Divorce: Church Style

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

April 2022

April 25, 2022

Loving Wisdom

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

April 21, 2022

Virtue and Experience

Experience is a great teacher. This quality has come under scrutiny among many conservative Wesleyans....

March 2022

March 17, 2022

Covenant Hope

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

March 14, 2022

War For Your Entertainment

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

March 10, 2022

The Revolution Begins May 1st

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

March 07, 2022

Beginning A Forty Day Journey

The story is about the end of Jesus’ forty days in the wilderness. We are...

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...

February 14, 2022

Truth Divides Before It Unites

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

January 2022

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...

January 10, 2022

Forgiveness And The Future Schism (Part 3)

This final installment in this series will sound harsh to some. But forgiveness is not...

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 24, 2021

Gift and Gratitude

Today I contemplate the Greek word charis. It is often translated as grace. But it...

November 15, 2021

Heresy, Insanity, and The Destruction of the Faith of Jesus

Heresy is not often the equivalent of insanity. We who grew up during the cold...

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 07, 2021

The Desire to Recover Misses the Point

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

September 2021

September 27, 2021

Nightmare of “Midnight Mass”

The new Netflix Series Midnight Mass is about a nightmare. It is a recurring one. People...

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...

August 2021

August 23, 2021

The Wesleyan Commission of Anxiety

I want to talk about the Wesleyan Covenant Association. The organization claims to be grounded...

August 19, 2021

Denial, Doubt, and Destruction

The film Denial is about Historian and now Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt's legal fight to prove malicious...

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...

August 02, 2021

How We Came To Be Known For What We Hate

The Church is known for what we hate. We often try to cover ourselves with...

July 2021

July 26, 2021

The Zealot Revisited

The zealot is the enemy of the faithful. Unfortunately, it is hard to tell the...

July 19, 2021

Bigotry And Belief

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