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…

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Not 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…

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Finding 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…

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Nature 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.…

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A 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…

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Lust 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…

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Nope – 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.…

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Just 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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