Leadership
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Destroying Dogma
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1 min read
My sermon for Epiphany 5A is up here. The topic is Jesus’s preaching on freedom, law, and Kingdom-life. It followed the previous week’s discussion of the Beatitudes, called “Blessed“. This week continues the Sermon on the Mount and will be posted next week. Look for a teaser soon.
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Keep Dreaming
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6 min read
It seemed like a bad dream. A little over a month ago, I was checking my e-mail and I came across a strange alert: Glenn Beck was co-opting MLK. Not sure what this meant, I took a look at a response that was written for Sojournors by Ruth Hawley-Lowry that stirred in me a righteous…
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the importance of Anne Rice’s quitting church
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3 min read
The news that celebrated novelist Anne Rice is quitting Christianity is no doubt be taken lightly by most of the world. In the same way that I reject caring about the gossip of celebretries, it would be quite easy to dismiss this announcement. And there might even be a few people out there that are…
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Being Martha
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5 min read
What does it mean that we are so eager to slip on the persona of Martha? Why are we so eager to come to her defense?
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Compassion
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4 min read
The physical nature of the Compassionate Samaritan story can reveal a deep-rooted internal struggle in all of us.
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Smart Ass
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3 min read
By now you no doubt have seen the video of the Vice President of the United States calling the manager of a yogurt shop a smart ass. If you haven’t, click here. Don’t read the article yet, just watch the video. Imagine that you’re in Mr. Biden’s shoes for a minute. You are constantly assaulted…