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Confrontation
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7 min read
The image of the shepherd challenges the comfortable, moderate church to be responsible for our common safety.
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A bigot veto is bad policy
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3 min read
In an attempt to do something they think is good, some lawmakers are creating a Frankenstein’s monster of the law.
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Do we have too many leaders?
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2 min read
Is it possible to have too many leaders in an organization? Only if we think of leadership as authority and not initiative.
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The tougher reading (Easter 4A)
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4 min read
Lectionary preachers have a challenge in Easter 4A. A choice between economics and safety. And none of it feels safe.
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A Shepherd and a Gate
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2 min read
In our reading, Jesus switches metaphors. From one we like to one that is more troubling. But it doesn’t have to be.
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Welcome—offering it and feeling it
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1 min read
People can really obsess about being welcomed. Often more than the welcoming they do. But maybe it is quite simple.
Make a New Normal
