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I just watched The Social Dilemma. The documentary on Netflix that explains how social media operate. And now...

The Mainline Protestant church is dying. Church leaders have known this for decades. We developed...

A sermons series I once preached was called The Marks of Cain. The marks I...

I am angry. It is anger borne out of frustration. I know the people who...

Solomon says it well. "Do not answer fools according to their folly, or you will...

The new Disney film Soul is a nice way to spend time. The Jazz-themed animated Pixar...

Today we observe the massacre of the Holy Innocents. The story is about mass murder....

Linus told us what Christmas is all about. We try to remember it for the...

Mary is very important to the story of Jesus. Because, she is one of us....

When will the kingdom come? Good question. Why are you waiting for it? Another good...

Ecclesiastes is my favorite book of the Hebrew Bible. "Useless, useless, says the preacher, everything is...

Bullies want one thing. They want control. Everyone else ends up playing by the bully's...

What is the gospel except a manifesto of sorts? The word manifesto is overused. But...

Thanksgiving meals often begin with declarations of gratitude. The meal preparation is complete. But before...

A "hillbilly eulogy" for Appalachia is long overdue. I barely recognize my own culture in...

Thanksgiving Day is controversial. No one should be surprised by it. I have often thought...

Four years ago, about this time, I stood up in a cluster charge conference and...

Disagreeing with Jesus does not seem to be an option. Jesus never agrees to disagree....

"We need more young people. We need more young clergy." No doubt you have heard...

Acedia is a spiritual malady that requires a physical cure. "Brothers and sisters, do not...

I am not surprised. No. Not in the least. Since the Bush/Gore election of 2000,...

United Methodists vote in ways pollsters hate. We are not so much bound by a...

The best biblical image for a veil is the "torn curtain" in the Temple. It...

What is a concrete mystery? It is not understanding what is real. I have always...

Nonviolence is a vague doctrine for most of us. Is it absolute? What about self-defense?...

"The Invisible Hand never picks up the check" is a credited to both historian Naomi...

Pastors live on the shelf in the pantry of many people. We are dry goods....

I taught a class after the world ended. On this day, 28 years ago, I...

No historical paradigm change is evident to the people living within it. Christian faith is...

When someone is in active addiction, their loved ones are at a loss. How do...