Jesus
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Forgiveness and 9/11
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1 min read
This morning I was at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Rome, Georgia. What a day to make one’s first appearance as supply! But they were gracious and welcoming and I think we made some good worship! Of course, preaching on such a day as this, it is impossible (or possible, but cowardly) to…
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We actually like change
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5 min read
It is funny when you are in an organization that hears the word “change” and breaks out into metaphorical hives, because the response is predictable. We hear the same chorus: “Why change anything, we’re doing fine.” “We’re not the church of what’s happenin’ now.”* “There’s so much change in the world, I want church to…
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Learning to change from the prodigal sons
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4 min read
In the parable of the lost son(s), Jesus tells of a son that must go out and experience the world, forsaking his father and wasting his inheritance. After the young man hits rock bottom, he comes back home humiliated and hoping to work in the stable as one of his father’s workers. But to our…
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playing cards
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3 min read
As I climbed into the car, my daughter told me that she and her Nana were “playing cards” in the backseat. After a minute, I realized it was a modified version of “Go Fish”. “Do you have some 2’s?” she asks her Nana as I pull out of the parking lot. “Sophia, do you have…
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Power to the People (Women’s Rights Remix)
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4 min read
Power to the People “Turn it up! Turn it up! Power to the people, y’all!” –Public Enemy, Power to the People By now you have heard of the class-action suit against Wal-Mart and this week’s decision by the Supreme Court to throw out the case. The case made news in two very important ways. First,…
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Violence is not a given
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3 min read
I used to play over 30 hours of video games per week, so as a former gamer, the recent Supreme Court decision overturning a California ban on violent video games on free-speech grounds makes me happy. I’m predisposed to supporting a maligned and misunderstood industry. However, it is how the industry won that is deeply…