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Last week I went to the Farmer’s Market to get my week’s supplies, and I passed a diner that had, on its sign, “This Sunday – Breakfast with Santa –…

I have told the story many times – I was in Cincinnati serving a poor, inner-city church, when I walked into the hall and found about a dozen neighborhood residents,…

In my sermon yesterday, I spoke about the ways we either completely change the stories of our faith or fiddle with them so they fit our personal perspectives. We think…

I remember that moment when the dam broke loose on television and profanity entered the lexicon. It wasn’t a big word, or a necessarily foul word (it was @$$), but…

One of the central points of contention in the church of the 1500’s was whether or not we could rely on good works to get us into heaven. I have…

Last night I gathered with about 100 people at the very cold corner of 5th and Penn Street in Reading, PA, to light a large electric Menorah. Across the street…

They are the words almost every parent hears and fears – I hate you. We all, at some point, probably either thought it or shouted it at our parents; in…

Zach Brown is an amazing musician who delves into a lot of different genres on his albums and in concert. I love his music and have heard him interviewed; he…

It’s that wonderful time of the year when people start complaining about coffee cups not being the color of Santa’s suit or why can’t we put a cross on the…

It is a practice I learned from a retired pastor many years ago, and I am so glad I decided to make it a part of my professional life –…