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October 2022

October 27, 2022
I get caught up in the melodies of life. The rhythm often escapes me. In...
October 24, 2022
Have you ever had the problem with someone not returning emails, texts, or phone calls?...
October 20, 2022
Did Jesus practice inclusiveness? Not too long ago, I saw a meme claiming Jesus ate...
October 17, 2022
I ask myself every week. What would St. Paul think about the value the Church...
October 11, 2022
Comparing sins to debts in Christian teaching and preaching is not as common as it...
October 06, 2022
Christians, non-Christians, and just about everyone including seminarians believe a few myths about clergy. Today,...
October 03, 2022
Anthropologist and essayist David Graeber coined the term "rights-scolding" to name the phenomenon of lecturing...

September 2022

September 29, 2022
The church is dying! My life in professional ministry began in 1990. People said, "the...
September 26, 2022
Could I be following the wrong Jesus? "So after they had gathered, Pilate said to...
September 22, 2022
Progressive Christians know there is not one liberation theology. United Methodist theologian Joerg Rieger has...
September 20, 2022
One of the Calvinist cornerstones of Prosperity Theology is the idea that God has a...
September 15, 2022
September is when we begin putting our gardens to bed where I live. In the...
September 12, 2022
Churches are declining in numbers. A non-religious conservatism is on the rise. More people are...
September 02, 2022
John Climacus in the Diapsalmata observed people demand freedom speech and neglect their freedom of thought. ...

August 2022

August 29, 2022
A definition for a church building is "a place for Christian worship." I have pondered...
August 25, 2022
Student Loans are an important part of receiving a university education. Usually, for undergraduates, they...
August 22, 2022
Toby Veck is one of my heroes. He is a man with observations. Toby is...
August 18, 2022
"One of us." 1001 robots standing deathly still in a warehouse say at the same...
August 15, 2022
There is spiritual value to manual labor. Back-breaking work, on the other hand, destroys people....
August 08, 2022
Lies are reality if they are told first. That is until they are proven false....
August 04, 2022
My family, like most families of  an alcoholic and or an addict, love me and...
August 01, 2022
Healing and Peace are the great goals of the Gospel of Christ. They are the...

July 2022

July 28, 2022
It may be easier to say their is no god than to believe in one...
July 25, 2022
The analogy is accurate. Sometimes you cannot stop a person from leaving a marriage. But...
July 21, 2022
A friend confessed she was having a faith crisis because of Christian nationalism. She needs...
July 18, 2022
Political organizations making religious claims is nothing new in the United States. The role of...
July 13, 2022
It is no surprise to anyone who reads the Bible to hear people get things...
July 11, 2022
A new HBO series The Anarchists is really about faking community. Briefly stated; the series is...
July 07, 2022
Children are naturally spiritual. When small children awaken in the morning, they want to know...
July 03, 2022
"It is neither right nor safe to go against conscience" -Martin Luther. Does your conscience...
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