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Pope Francis vs Jesus as the Only Way, Part 2

In trying to sort out options for interpreting Pope Francis on the world's religions, I...

February 2024

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Body, Soul, and Spirit. Soul 3

How do you like trichotomy? Body, soul, and spirit are three dimensions of one whole...

February 17, 2024

Substance Dualism. Soul 2

Is your soul an immaterial substance that, with a soulechtomy, can be extracted from your...

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October 12, 2022

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October 03, 2022

To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat. Part Four: Mormon?

Compassion toward non-human animals constitutes full reverence for God's creation, says LDS theologian Lincoln Cannon....

September 2022

September 19, 2022

To Eat No-Kill Cultivated Meat, Part One: The Science

The prospect of no-kill cultivated meat products could spell reduction if not the end of...

September 16, 2022

How does Jesus save? Part Three: Christus Victor

Christus Victor--Christ as-our-victorious-champion or Christ as-our-liberator--might be the most dramatic answer to the question: how...

July 2022

July 04, 2022

A More Compassionate America?

To pursue a more compassionate America, we will need to renounce the Trump tyranny. Thanks...

June 2022

June 27, 2022

What is the Gospel?

The gospel is the story of Jesus told with its significance. The significance of Jesus’...

February 2022

February 28, 2022

Short Prayers 33: Redemptive Violence

God’s non-violent means of redemption on the cross invalidates the myth of redemptive violence. Redemptive...

February 28, 2022

Short Prayers 40: The Burial of Jesus

Holy Spirit, we know that with Jesus’ burial it was all over. But, on Easter...

February 28, 2022

Short Prayers 39: The Death of Jesus

God, in Jesus on the cross you felt all the pain and suffering that comes...

February 28, 2022

Short Prayers 38: Jesus Prays in Gethsemane

Holy Spirit, make our every prayer like Jesus’ prayer: not my will but God’s will...

February 28, 2022

Short Prayers 37: The Authority of Jesus Questioned

Holy Spirit, ready us to receive your probing questions and provide honest answers. We trust...

February 28, 2022

Short Prayers 36: Jesus Curses the Fig Tree

Holy Spirit, open my mind and my heart to discern the Scriptures. Amen.

February 28, 2022

Short Prayers 35: Jesus Cleanses the Temple

Holy Spirit, prepare our church for Holy Week. Cleanse us when we need it. Amen.

February 26, 2022

40 Short Prayers for Lent 2023

Ash Wednesday marks the first of forty days of discipline and devotion, as we meditate...

February 26, 2022

Short Prayers 31: Blessing

God of blessing, answer our prayer by fulfilling our hope…as you see fit. Amen.

February 23, 2022

Short Prayers 9: Family

Our God in heaven, empower us to love each person within our family, and those...

February 23, 2022

Short Prayers 7: Twaddle

Lord God of Sabbath, who with a mighty sword and an outstretched arm did smite...

February 23, 2022

Short Prayers 6: Prayer in Crisis

God of the incarnation, you too feel the pain of abandonment in suffering; so, do...

February 21, 2022

Short Prayers 5: Gross

God of grace, you suffer as do we from cruelty in our world; so we...

February 15, 2022

The Public Theology of Valerie Miles-Tribble

The public theology of Valerie A. Miles-Tribble. Professor Miles-Tribble asserts that the church can and...

January 2022

January 22, 2022

H+ 2: The Transhuman, the Posthuman, & the Truly Human

Should we Christians, Jews, and Muslims board the transhumanist train? Should we ask for our...

January 08, 2022

Short Prayers 4: Beauty

Short Prayers? What about Beauty? O LORD, our Sovereign, how majestic is your name in...

December 2021

December 28, 2021

Short Prayers 3: Truth

Short Prayers? What about Truth? And, What is Truth, anyhow? "Let anyone with ears to...

December 22, 2021

The Christmas Heart

The prophet Isaiah foretold the coming of the Prince of Peace, the Lord of Lords,...

December 13, 2021

Short Prayers! Really?

Short prayers! Really? Yes, prayers should be short. At least this is what Jesus...