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July 2016

July 07, 2016

In Most Cases, Church Screws Things Up

Over the past century we have confused this amazing Collective Narrative – or grace, of...

June 2016

June 15, 2016

It Is About Religion, But Not In The Way You Think

So, what does all the mean? For me, it means that we need to encourage...

June 13, 2016

It’s Not Just a ‘Heart Problem’

Call it whatever you desire, a terrorist act, a hate crime – whatever. Just don’t...

June 08, 2016

Our Faith Journey

Here are some benefits, I believe, help us on our journey with the Divine –...

June 02, 2016

We Are Connected

I'm a firm believer that life is too short to not understand how we're all...

May 2016

May 05, 2016

Glamorizing Injustice

We have allowed injustice to thrive in American, and around the world, to satisfy the greed of those...

April 2016

April 19, 2016

The Process of Life

When I hear words being spoken by people seeking to lead us, I don’t hear...

April 11, 2016

Here’s A Dilemma

Let me see if I understand, with all the injustices facing humanity you’re actually concerned with...

April 01, 2016

Claiming to Be A Follower of Christ

Is it just me, or is this whole Republican Political Cycle driving you crazy? I...

March 2016

March 15, 2016

A Spirit of Unity

One of the most disgusting things coming to light in this election cycle is how...

February 2016

February 22, 2016

A New Parable of the Good Daughter

As Jesus was s haring the love and generosity of the Divine with those gathered...

February 21, 2016

That’s Not How It Works

I always get a kick out of people who think they are ordained by the...

February 17, 2016

Be The Difference

Straight is not measured in how you push people around, but on how you lift...

February 16, 2016

A Lasting Peace

Peace is not achieved with military force. No war in history has brought about a...

February 13, 2016

Ask More Questions

We should all have more questions than answers; if not, I believe, we lose the...

February 09, 2016

If you’re unable to speak in love…

How you speak shows how you express your faith to others. How you speak to others, shows others...

February 08, 2016

Change is a process, not an event

Feminist deconstructionist Barbara Johnson, Harvard-based business consultant John P. Kotter and others are credited with...

January 2016

January 14, 2016

Christian Karma

Many of my more Conservative Christian friends don’t like the idea or Karma; I’s not...

December 2015

December 20, 2015

Teaching The Children

December 16, 2015

New Ideas

Let's face it, if we're not challenged, we're living inside our own thoughts. When new...

October 2015

October 07, 2015

The End of The World

Today is the end of the world, that is according to Chris McCann of the...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

My Evolution: Now It’s Getting Personal

30 years ago, I was ordained an elder in The Church of the Nazarene. The...

May 21, 2015

Discerning the Spirits

One of the complaints I have leveled at me for my Spirit-led progressive faith is...