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January 2020

January 28, 2020
I'm not a movie critic. Most of my cinematic commentary amounts to: "I am watching...
January 26, 2020
During Christmas break, I spent the long drive to family in Iowa listening to Margaret...
January 22, 2020
If you asked preachers and many Christians to name the "main thing" for the church,...
January 10, 2020
I apologize first for a bit of throat-clearing before we get to a review of For...
January 10, 2020
There are many great books about pastoral ministry. Memoirs and autobiographies are particularly well-suited to...
January 06, 2020
For some reason that remains obscure to me, clergy and some church leaders have a...
January 06, 2020
I first gained awareness of Shane Claiborne when he emerged as a leader in the...

December 2019

December 30, 2019
ELCA presiding bishop responds to anti-Semitic incidents in New York 12/30/2019 9:25:00 AM ​December 30,...
December 27, 2019
A look back at 2019 and the stories that most indicate how we are seeing...
December 19, 2019
"What bible do you recommend I give as a gift for Christmas? My friend/family member...
December 19, 2019
If you have been wondering whether or how all the Christmas decorating you have been...
December 14, 2019
Progressive Christian Transgender Youth Last summer Rebekah was a featured speaker at the ELCA's annual...
December 05, 2019
Are you thinking about church planning for 2040? In our 24-hour world hyper-mediated culture it's...
December 02, 2019
Either you play D&D, or you want to play D&D, or your child plays, or...
December 02, 2019
As promised, here's a "best albums of 2019" list for your listening pleasure. If you're...

November 2019

November 20, 2019
Matthew in the Lectionary A little bit of geek with your gospel this week. Please...
November 18, 2019
I have my doubts as to whether I am the appropriate person to write a...
November 16, 2019
Let's start with a non-moralizing observation. Donald Trump believes he is above the law, that...
November 15, 2019
Might you, dear reader, countenance the revealing of my secret identity as the simulacrum of...
November 09, 2019
This week I sat on a panel on LGBTQ+ spirituality organized by the multicultural office...
November 04, 2019
A pastor sits down in a counseling session. One spouse verbally abuses the other, gaslights...

October 2019

October 31, 2019
Disputation of Doctor Clint Schnekloth on the Power and Efficacy of Reformations (2014) Martin Luther...
October 29, 2019
I've spent the last couple of weeks reading Steven Greenhouse's Beaten Down, Worked Up: The...
October 27, 2019
2019 marks the 502nd anniversary of the Reformation. October 31, 1517 was the year Martin...
October 26, 2019
"Surveying a congregation about the kinds of programs they want will not help congregations be...
October 16, 2019
CREDO (from Political Evensong) I believe in God who created the world not ready made...
October 15, 2019
In a moment when overall participation in church-life is diminishing, it seems a natural inclination...
October 14, 2019
“Faith, however, returns to its Sunday school every time it nails its language into positive...
October 13, 2019
My friend Jonathan Rundman, in a song about receiving a mix-tape in the mail, sings:...
October 12, 2019
So here's the thing. Lots of people seem to be talking story and narrative these...
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