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January 2023

January 25, 2023

NEVER AGAIN! People Said After the Holocaust

But Anti-semitism Rears Its Ugly Head in 21st Century America People of good faith and...

January 23, 2023

Go Below the Surface of Major Eastern Religions,

And You May Find a Few Surprises... Religious conflicts have turned the soil red with...

January 17, 2023

The World’s Religions Have More in Common Than You Might Think

... or do they? Go below the surface, and you may find some surprises. ...

December 2022

December 27, 2022

A Non-Black’s Introduction to Kwanzaa

What Is It? Who Celebrates It? Why Should I Care? I hesitated about writing an article on...

December 19, 2022

I’m Having a Blue, Blue Christmas: Surviving the Holidays After Loss

My family is struggling to get through Christmas. My son-in-law suddenly died in April, and...

December 10, 2022

What Does Christ Have to Do with Christmas?

The Answer is Simple. Christ IS Christmas! Let me explain, though I’m sure you can...

December 08, 2022

Christian Faith Shines in War-ravaged Ukraine

Christians are providing food & clean water, housing & transportation and much, much more. Christianity...

November 2022

November 27, 2022

A Beginner’s Guide to Advent

What is Advent? When Is It? How Do We Celebrate It? Advent coincides with the...

November 15, 2022

Dr. King’s Dream 59 Years Later

The COLOR of Equality: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood in front of the...

November 07, 2022

Should We Have Politics in America’s Pulpits? HELL No!

Here Are 3 Reasons Why It’s an Emphatic ‘No’ First, partisan politics is not an...

October 2022

October 28, 2022

Can You Be a Devout Christian and Also a Liberal?

In a word, yes -- but there is a problem. Different people seem to...

October 21, 2022

Halloween Looms! Should Christians Condemn, Embrace or Ignore It?

Should we condemn Halloween as a Celtic pagan holiday with ties to modern-day witches and...

October 09, 2022

What Does Bible Say About Caring for Others? Quite a Lot, Actually

Caring for and otherwise helping other people are essential parts of Christian faith. Christ...

October 06, 2022

Why Can’t the Media Get Coverage of Religion Right?

Why can’t the media get coverage of religion right? There are no easy answers, but...

September 2022

September 13, 2022

Christ Says, ‘Love Thy Neighbor.’ So, What Exactly Does He Mean?

Christ is quite clear about loving our neighbors. He tells us that we cannot...

September 10, 2022

Faith, Dementia and Caregiving

Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia devastate patients and their families. I know about...

September 08, 2022

2 Leaders, 2 Legacies: Queen Elizabeth II & Donald Trump

Queen Elizabeth (courtesy of Pixaby) Two stories dominated America’s headlines today....

September 05, 2022

For God’s Sake, Christians! Pull the Plug on Hatred

Christ is an inclusive Savior. During his earthly ministry, he sought out prostitutes, tax collectors,...

September 05, 2022

Can Science & Religion Coexist? Scripture & the Incomparable Beauty of Webb Telescope Images

Several years ago, Harvard University posted an article on its website called “Can Science, Religion...

August 2022

August 14, 2022

SHOULD CHRISTIANS ALLOW WOMEN IN THE PULPIT?

WHAT ARE THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES OF OPINION? Religious leaders, scholars, congregations and individual Christians have...

August 07, 2022

How Many Disciples Did Christ Have & Who Were They?

Christ chose 12 ordinary Jewish men to leave their old lives behind and follow him...

July 2022

July 27, 2022

Jesus Wept for Lazarus & He Weeps for Us

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July 20, 2022

What Are the 8 Points of Progressive Christianity?

Image by James Chan for Pixaby The Center for Progressive Christianity, a non-denominational network...

July 18, 2022

WHY, LORD: Surviving Unimaginable Loss

Dealing with Death, Widowhood & Grief My daughter still goes to the cemetery nearly every...

July 12, 2022

Abortion, GOP Politics & Political Expediency

Conservative Christians are celebrating the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. From...

June 2022

June 29, 2022

Let’s Talk about Christianity, Life & the Lord

Welcome to Woman to Woman, my new blog for and about Progressive Christian women....