Posts by pwsadmin
Dissent is God-given
We have seen this administration pick fights with anyone who disagrees with them. They either outright say, or snidely insinuate, that disagreeing with them is the same as being a…
Read MoreNot Equal
I grew up with two ideas about equality. 1 – God made us all in God’s image, so we are all the same inside, and 2 – ever since America…
Read MoreBe Wise as Serpents and Gentle as Doves
“Sheep in Wolves’ clothing”. That’s what Jesus called people who pretended to be one thing while really being something else. They often masquerade as good and caring but are really…
Read MoreFinding Healing in an Ending
We have heard the statistics about marriage for 50 years, clucking our tongues and making quick judgments about how they must have ended and why the couples didn’t do enough…
Read MoreNature Abhors a Vacuum
Originally attributed to Aristotle around 300 B.C., the phrase has been fleshed out and practiced over the years by the likes of Spinoza, Thoreau, and a slew of conspiracy theorists.…
Read MoreA New Pope
Rev. Robert Prevost (aka Pope Leo XIV) was elected pope yesterday in the fourth round of voting. He is the first Augustinian and the first American to be elected. I…
Read MoreLust or Love
I remember when Pres. Jimmy Carter told Playboy magazine that he had lusted in his heart. The world was shocked! Here was this born-again, Bible study teaching Southern Baptist admitting…
Read MoreNope – Not Funny
When Pope Benedict retired, I made an off-handed joke that the church should elect me pope. It was obviously a joke, and since I am clergy, somewhat relatable as such.…
Read MoreWhen Churches Bait and Switch
Our family used to occasionally go to a beautiful Florida island for vacation in the summer. We went in the summer because it was cheaper to fly four of us…
Read MoreJust Say No to Nazis
I was the very part-time chaplain at Albright College – a United Methodist Church related college – from 1994 to 1999. Sometime around 1997, during a staff meeting, we had…
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