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January 2022

January 18, 2022
Evangelical Christianity dominated much of the American Church over the last 50+ years. Statistics vary...
January 14, 2022
Monday: Read Mark 10:1-31 The theme of discipleship dominates this section. Jesus and the disciples...
January 11, 2022
In my last post, I asked why can’t we just leave the church? I noted...
January 07, 2022
A devotional guide to the Gospel of Mark[1] Week 2 Monday: Read Mark 6:33-56; 8:1-10...
January 06, 2022
Monday: Read 1 Tim 3:8-16 Paul continues his teaching on the requirements for ministry by...
January 04, 2022
Some of you hate the church. Some of you love the church and believe that...

December 2021

December 31, 2021
  Day 1: Read Mark 1 There is little question that Mark was the first...
December 23, 2021
As I said in my last post, I am convinced that before we can address...
December 21, 2021
One of the problems with the church today is that we have little to no...
December 18, 2021
I recently had lunch with the President (who is a good friend) and some of...
December 17, 2021
Today's post is a special edition designed to let you know what is coming in...
December 14, 2021
I ended the last post on the Bible, Injustice, and Race by noting that many...
December 07, 2021
  “We have met the enemy, and he is us.”[1] It was 739 BC when...

November 2021

November 30, 2021
The Old Testament is full of stories of less than perfect people. Daniel, however, is...
November 23, 2021
Spanish philosopher George Santayana famously said, “those who do not remember the past are condemned...
November 16, 2021
Biblically speaking, the ideal form of government is a benevolent monarchy. But until Christ returns...
November 11, 2021
One of the better parts of being a pastor has been the opportunities to sit...
November 09, 2021
An astronomical rise in the US prison population began in the 1970’s during the Nixon...
November 02, 2021
Perhaps the most egregious evidence of systemic racism in America has to do with the...

October 2021

October 26, 2021
Have you ever considered: “what causes people to riot?” What comes to your mind when...
October 19, 2021
If we can read Paul, Isaiah, and Jeremiah and not be challenged by their words,...
October 12, 2021
Let me begin by noting that the Church is a marvelous thing. The Church has...
October 07, 2021
  I have been taking the long road toward answering the question, “Is there systemic...
October 05, 2021
I have argued over the last several posts that the presence of systemic injustice in...

September 2021

September 28, 2021
To deny the presence of systemic racism in America one must turn a blind eye...
September 21, 2021
    A number of years ago a public-school teacher, who taught in an inner-city...
September 14, 2021
Psalm 10:17-18 You will incline Your ear: To vindicate the orphan and the oppressed, So...

August 2021

August 31, 2021
Almost exactly one year ago I posted on my Facebook page a critique of Mike...
August 27, 2021
  At the beginning of my teaching career, I spent several years teaching in a...
August 24, 2021
  AP Photo: courtesy of The Conversation At the beginning of my teaching career, I...
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