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"It is neither right nor safe to go against conscience" -Martin Luther. Does your conscience...

Fascism is a death cult. It does not matter what form or name it takes....

How did we ever get to this point? What pillars did we build? The churches...

The evangelicals/fundamentalists lost by winning. They won a Supreme Court that overturned their great target...

Violence is authoritarian. And authoritarianism is violence. This is demonstrated throughout history. Church can be...

I am not comfortable with the term "prayer warrior." Never have been. Recalling Frank Perretti's...

Para-Church organizations regularly abuse the Bible. It is easy to do when one has an...

Cool and warm are not often used the same way.  Yet, a person may be...

Racism is not mentioned in the Bible. Yet, we call it sin. What makes it...

Easter season ends with Pentecost. Often it is lost in the shuffle in church worship...

Am I required to pray for my enemies? Can I pray they get judged, condemned,...

Another mass school shooting has happened. The reported numbers are 19 children and 2 adults...

Few things are more gratifying to a pastor or teacher as a person saying, "I...

The root of all true heresies is to assume "we" are right, true, and good...

I am staying with The United Methodist Church. There are good reasons to remain. The...

Jesus ate with tax collectors and sinners. Everyone acknowledges this part of the story. He...

Forward United is a gathering of traditionalist, centrist, and progressive United Methodists in my Annual...

A friend told me she is avoiding church this week. She is making a choice...

Experience teaches me that nothing stops a person who wants a divorce. Begging a person...

I watched a Senator the other day read from a list of weapons the US...

Loving wisdom is the primary motivation in philosophical talks. A recent discussion with an evangelical...

Experience is a great teacher. This quality has come under scrutiny among many conservative Wesleyans....

It happened yesterday. I did not see it. But some pastor or church somewhere crucified...

What was Jesus doing on Holy Saturday? Was he really in or spiritually out of...

The guide said it over and over again. "Just to give you an idea." An...

The controversy over the so-called "Bethany gospel" is not going away anytime soon. I decided...

Recent reports of mass graves of civilian casualties once again raise the ire of observers....

Psychiatry no longer says I am an alcoholic. The modern term is "alcohol abuse disorder."...

Will Smith's slap of Chris Rock is the event of the present media cycle. It...

I once claimed the only thing you would see me running for is the state...