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January 29, 2018
Initial J: Saint John the Evangelist
(Click the image for an extraordinary closeup) Georges Trubert (French, active Provence, France 1469 -...
January 27, 2018
"Jesus wouldn't help people in need?" What Jesus are you talking about?
I recently saw a comment online that said Jesus wouldn't help people in need –...
January 13, 2018
Being intentional and being still
We have a handmade pottery pitcher we use to water plants and add water to...
January 09, 2018
Fire and Rain and drops of pain
Have you heard James Taylor's Fire and Rain? Of course you have. Everyone has.
December 2017
December 31, 2017
"For Everything There is a Season"
Sermon for Dec. 31, 2017 For audio of the sermon, listen here: From the Lectionary...
December 25, 2017
Christmas Day
December 20, 2017
Virgin birth? What difference does it make?
As sure as Christmas means Santa and gingerbread, someone asks about the "virgin birth." Some...
December 15, 2017
Shamash — the helper
A seven-branched menorah symbolizes Jewish Temple tradition. The nine-branched Hanukkah menorah is lit during the...
December 12, 2017
Hanukkah
Kiel, Germany, December, 1931. Rachel Posner, the Rabbi's wife, took this photo in her living...
December 07, 2017
St. Nicholas might be a Klingon
December 05, 2017
As much as we'd like to see Nazis get punched in the face
As much as we'd like to see Nazis get punched in the face, It's...
November 2017
November 28, 2017
Stress
Life is stressful. The news is stressful. All forms of social media are stressful. Finances,...
November 26, 2017
Jesus, Mary and Joseph, and a cat
During the week before Christmas last year, my Facebook page lit up like a Christmas...
November 25, 2017
What masks do you wear to hide your authentic self?
What makes us who we are? I'm not talking about the roles we fill --...
November 24, 2017
Who is thankful for you?
If that’s how they talk to each other in public, I thought, I can’t imagine...
November 22, 2017
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving
November 16, 2017
Celtic Christian Conversations
November 12, 2017
American patriarchy
Across the American landscape men are losing their jobs amid revelations of sexual misconduct, some...
November 06, 2017
Celtic Christianity
I had a great conversation recently with John Philip Newell. John Philip is one of...
November 04, 2017
Resolutions
In recognition of the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, and Martin Luther nailing his...
November 03, 2017
Reformation
When I was in seminary, I learned my theology was a product of the Protestant...
October 2017
October 28, 2017
Sometimes you will never know
October 24, 2017
The crisis in the U.S. church
"How can you be a Christian and support abortion?" "How can you be a Christian...
October 19, 2017
A great video of a pastor talking about LGBT rights
Here's a great video of a pastor talking about LGBT rights. Here's what the...
October 06, 2017
i thank You God for most this amazing
by E.E. Cummings i thank You God for most this amazing day: for the leaping...
October 02, 2017
Bapu
In a world growing more violent, filled with those who accept violence as the cost...
September 2017
September 20, 2017
The light of Christ is for all people
September 17, 2017
Finding God in the unexpected
From Upper Room Daily Reflections Finding God in the Unexpected I FIND GOD in the...
September 14, 2017
Jesus is on the side of the oppressed
Jesus is with the people on the fringe of the culture who demand to be...
September 07, 2017
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