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June 2023

June 14, 2023
Preachers need models for confronting white Christian Nationalism.  For the Facing of this Hour is...
June 08, 2023
It's bad theology to believe the U.S. flag has a place in a worship space....
June 07, 2023
Preaching around patriotic holidays is a difficult challenge. "Flagging the Flag -- Idolatry and Freedom"...

May 2023

May 06, 2023
In Acts 17, Paul says the "unknown god" created everything. One of the best ways...

April 2023

April 11, 2023
In this post, I share just a bit of information about the survey and announce...
April 10, 2023
On April 15, Sierra Pacific Synod Council will vote on issuing an apology & returning...
April 09, 2023
Just as Jesus appeared to Thomas, the risen Christ come to us as we are...
April 08, 2023
During Holy Week, we remember that Jesus was laid in the tomb. Today we mourn...
April 07, 2023
Jesus died a ruthless death in the crucifixion. This year, 43,000 animals died from a...
April 06, 2023
Ecological Stations of the Cross #5. Jesus was stripped of his garments. Today, waste and...
April 05, 2023
Ecological Stations of the Cross, #4. Luke 23:27-28. Weeping for our children and Creation in...
April 04, 2023
Simon of Cyrene carried Jesus’s cross. Today, communities of color bear of the brunt of...
April 03, 2023
In this second installment of the Ecological Stations of the Cross, we connect Jesus's death...
April 02, 2023
The Stations of the Cross take on new meaning when we consider the eco-crucifixion of...
April 01, 2023
Donald Trump has been indicted! It's time to celebrate with an Indictment Medley! Here are...

March 2023

March 27, 2023
A Palm Sunday sermon countering the violence of Christian Nationalism calls for trust in God...
March 26, 2023
Have you heard of the song “Dem Bones”?  Do you know who wrote that song?...
March 20, 2023
Ezekiel’s sermon to the dry bones echoes across the millennia to our own time and...
March 19, 2023
The Asbury Revival may be over, but a hike on the Asbury Trails left me...
March 13, 2023
The story of Jesus and the man with blindness in John 9:1-41 can counter the...
March 07, 2023
Here is a liturgical resource for Christians to practice an Ecological Stations of the Cross...
March 06, 2023
Jesus’s “living water” can help wash away the toxic masculinity of Christian Nationalism.

February 2023

February 27, 2023
Christians must speak out against anti-Semitism. A sermon on Genesis 12:1-4a can help counter Christian...
February 21, 2023
The temptations Satan offers Jesus are strikingly similar to the temptations of Christian Nationalism. How...
February 19, 2023
If you want to craft eco-sermons to be part of protecting and healing God's Creation,...
February 08, 2023
Fasting for Earth is a form of resistance to oppression that we can practice as...
February 07, 2023
On the one-year anniversary of the wrongful removal of Rev. Nelson Rabell from ministry in...
February 01, 2023
AI (Artificial Intelligence) can generate a sermon that mimics the writing of a human preacher....

January 2023

January 21, 2023
All preachers are invited to participate in this research project on ministry, preaching, and social...
January 14, 2023
Weight shaming and sizeism have no place in the church. It's time to embrace all...
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