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January 2024

January 23, 2024
Remedial Work: What God Loves and Hates From the first time I saw the banner...
January 23, 2024
The Politics of Jesus and the Politics of Trump – II Perhaps no political conversation...
January 23, 2024
The Politics of Jesus vs. The Politics of Trump As an evangelical Christian, I have...
January 16, 2024
Ordain Women Priests and Pastors Watching an episode of The Great, I was intrigued by...
January 12, 2024
Why Conservative Politicians Struggle with the Civil War If the psychologist said, “I’m going to...
January 12, 2024
Martin’s Dream or Trump’s Nightmare January 15 would have been the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther...
January 07, 2024
Farewell to Anti-Intellectual Christianity There’s an anti-intellectual plague in our nation. Standing up to “these...
January 07, 2024
The Gospel and Philosophy John 1:1-14 and Matthew 2:1 – 11 The Feast Day of...
January 03, 2024
Of Course, I Repeat Myself! The persons generous enough to read what I write will...

December 2023

December 28, 2023
The Politics of Praise Luke 2:21 – 40 I have an unusual subject: The politics...
December 27, 2023
Rag Doll Wisdom Luke 2:1-41 There are people among us who have wisdom that we...
December 22, 2023
In Honor of Pondering Lives   Everyone has seen at least a depiction of The...
December 14, 2023
Dark and Dangerous Words Hurt Us All The preachers and politicians who proclaim gloom and...
December 10, 2023
An Old White Man Preacher Has a Word for Women Preachers Luke 1:25 – 56...
December 05, 2023
Prelude to a Sermon Pre-Introduction: This is an appeal for more attention given in worship...
December 05, 2023
Jesus Coming on the Clouds or Our Heads in the Clouds? The theory of the...
December 04, 2023
What’s The Apocalyptic Doing in Advent? The Gospel reading, Mark 13:24 – 37 belongs to...

November 2023

November 29, 2023
Why the Descendants of Racist Segregationists Still Attempt to Oppress Voting Rights Florida, Alabama, and...
November 29, 2023
Evangelicals have managed to feint, dodge, even incorporate criticism as badges of honor. When they...
November 27, 2023
  When a member of Congress steps out of line, goes against the will of...
November 27, 2023
Is America A Righteous Nation? Matthew 25:31-46 A sermon by The Rev. Dr. Rodney Wallace...
November 20, 2023
“Gag orders” are so constantly in the news that they threaten to become the 2023...
November 19, 2023
What a mess. Our nation is being torn apart by a Congress hellbent on having...
November 14, 2023
  The parable of the talents is about money. Since the church doesn't really want...
November 09, 2023
We Are the History We Choose to Believe History may be considered boring by some,...
November 09, 2023
North Dakota State Representative Brandon Prichard set off alarms among lovers of democracy when he...
November 07, 2023
Has Pope Francis Opened a “Crack in the Door” for Gays? Googling the topic, Pope...
November 07, 2023
Conservatives can’t wait for House Speaker Mike Johnson to get down to the real business...
November 07, 2023
Republicans Have a Magical Mirror on the Wall In the land of the Kingdom of...
November 01, 2023
Mike Johnson: Another David Barton Mouthpiece Mike Johnson, U. S. representative from Louisiana, is the...
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