Posts by pwsadmin
The Value of ONA Inclusion
In our worship yesterday, we celebrated being an Open & Affirming congregation of the United Church of Christ. Since I came to Calvary in 1999, I have been pushing the…
Read MoreUsing God as a Weapon
As we move towards this 4th of July celebration of our 250th birthday, I have been thinking a lot about the never-ending debates we have about guns and God. Both…
Read MoreJust Because You Say Something is True doesn’t Mean It Is
For almost 20 years I have heard people – by people, I mean white people – say that racism is over. After all, we elected a president who was the…
Read MoreDefining Greatness, Part 2
We all know that person that nobody really cares about – and if you don’t, good for you! I have, unfortunately, known too many people like this in my life;…
Read MoreDefining Greatness
It took me two nights, but I finally watched the Obama Center ceremony, and that was with a lot of fast forwarding! The highlight for me was Michelle Obama’s speech,…
Read MorePride Matters
I have, over the years, grown to appreciate diversity as a beautiful gift from God. I went from being the average straight man who didn’t really understand different sexual and…
Read MoreSpiritual Narcissism
One of the things I love about the internet is the chaotic nature of my feed. I guess that because I am interested in so many different things – who…
Read MoreIt Isn’t About Class, Part 2
Or is it? Yesterday I wrote about the UFC cage match on the White House lawn, and I looked at the elitism in so much of the criticism about it.…
Read MoreIt Isn’t About Class
Earlier this week there was a UFC fight held on the White House lawn. I am not sure why, other than to placate the president’s desire for one, but it…
Read MoreFair and Balanced
Last week I posted something I did not think would be controversial. It was. What I wrote, in a nutshell, was that we cannot sling insults and accusations against people…
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