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May 15, 2020

Medicine and Religion: Historical Insight and Import for Fighting the Coronavirus

Dr. Gary Ferngren is Professor of History at Oregon State University. He is the author...

April 2020

April 20, 2020

“Chinese Virus”: Politically Correct, Historically Incorrect?

Several days ago, Real Time host Bill Maher blasted the uproar over "Chinese Virus" as...

April 12, 2020

Easter: New Creation and Vocation in the Promised Land

Holy Week is like a garment, blanket or tapestry made of one cloth, and without...

April 11, 2020

Holy Saturday: Wholly in the Dark?

We often skip over the Saturday that falls between Good Friday and Easter. We simply...

April 10, 2020

Don’t Pass Over the Passover on Good Friday

The New Testament is a very Jewish book. There is no way around it. One...

April 08, 2020

Maundy Thursday: Jesus’ Last Stand Is Everlasting

On Maundy Thursday, we remember Jesus’ Last Supper with his disciples where he washed their...

April 04, 2020

Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Holy War

Palm Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week with Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Matthew...

March 2020

March 28, 2020

What’s God’s New Normal for the Church in the Wake of the Coronavirus?

I hear fellow Christians say that they long to go back to normal life, to...

March 24, 2020

Esther and Women’s History Month: An Interview with Carolyn Custis James

There are so many iconic women we could celebrate during Women's History Month. In a...

March 20, 2020

Lent: Leverage the New Normal for the Long Haul

Are there long-term benefits to the “new normal ” that should be kept in place...

March 18, 2020

Coronavirus: Don’t Point Fingers. Lend a Hand.

All too often, when there are global disasters, whether an earthquake or terror strike or...

March 13, 2020

Purim: Personal Sacrifice and Providence Preserve Life, not Chance

Jewish people celebrated the feast of “Purim” this week. “Purim” means “lots” in Hebrew and...

March 11, 2020

Redefine Success During Lent

My ninety-three-year-old mother passed away on Sunday, February 23. The memorial service was this past...

March 07, 2020

Esther’s Fast, Purim, Lent & International Women’s Day

The Book of Esther does not mention God anywhere, but it is obvious that divine...

March 04, 2020

Boost Your Spiritual Immune System During Lent

During Lent, we remember Jesus’ forty days of fasting and temptation by the Devil in...

February 2020

February 29, 2020

Build Booths of Transfigured Glory in Lenten Lives

Jesus’ transfiguration on the mountain recorded in Matthew 17:1-13 serves as a fitting transition from...

February 28, 2020

Lent and Black History: Liturgies of Lament and Celebration

In the last entry which featured Ash Wednesday, it was argued that a liturgy that...

February 25, 2020

Ash Wednesday: Lament Indifferent Faith

It is easy to become indifferent to others’ sorrows and sufferings when we live in...

February 23, 2020

Transfiguration: Transitioning from Epiphanytide to Lent and Beyond

The Feast of the Transfiguration occurs on August 6. Still, today we join with others...

February 22, 2020

Practice Patience with Those You Lead

One of the most striking features of Jesus’ ministry is his extraordinary patience with ordinary...

February 15, 2020

Bear Jesus’ Gentle Burden and Find Rest

One of the striking, paradoxical, extraordinary features of Jesus’ way and teaching is that those...

February 09, 2020

Jesus’ Dedication: Live Authoritatively Under Authority

Those who would live authoritatively as Christians must learn to live under authority, as in...

February 08, 2020

King Jesus & King: Under God’s Authority on History’s Underside

Those who are an authoritarian law to themselves do not live authoritatively. Nor do those...

February 05, 2020

The Art of the Deal? On the Middle East Peace Plan

Jared Kushner made guest appearances on TV news shows to promote and defend the Trump...

February 02, 2020

Jesus’ Baby Dedication Reveals the New World Order

Usually, a baby dedication is sweet, uneventful, and yet memorable for the family and close...

January 2020

January 31, 2020

Jesus at Epiphany-Tide: Life of the Party or Party Crasher?

It is so easy to get caught up in the moment as Jesus works his...

January 26, 2020

An Epiphany: Jesus’ Signs Aim at Faith, Not Fanfare

One of the main events in Jesus’ life that the church celebrates during Epiphany-tide is...

January 25, 2020

Jesus’ Call to Discipleship Sheds Light on Him and Us at Epiphany-tide

Jesus’ call to discipleship and our responses to that call shed light on him and...

January 24, 2020

Moving Beyond Relational Martyrdom to Relational Wholeness

Have you ever heard the phrase “relational martyrdom ”? Well, I hadn’t, until my colleague...

January 19, 2020

Epiphany-Tide: Seeing Jesus Is Believing and Following Him

Many churches celebrate Epiphany Season from January 6 with the visit of the Magi to...

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