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I know – an awkward title – but I wanted it to fit with yesterday’s thought. Maybe this should say, What Shouldn’t the Church be? We all probably have ideas…

I have heard this comment made many times recently, and it has really made me stop and think. Consider this: almost every church that is mentioned in the New Testament…

As I often say, I love the Bible; in fact, I love reading all kinds of Holy Scripture. The Bible is the beginning of faith formation and should be taken…

A couple of years ago our church, in conjunction with Albright College, hosted PRRI founder and author Dr. Robert Jones (Robbie to his friends). His presentations were thorough and provocative…

As I wrote yesterday, I love reading, thinking about, studying, and discussing the Bible. That doesn’t mean I love all of it; there are parts that are boring (like Numbers).…

It begins in Scripture – which, as you know, I love very much – when we are taught that God is male. That maleness is repeated over and over through…

The prayer of Jabez in a short plea for prosperity in 1 Chronicles 4 that became a sensation 15 years ago. Bruce Wilkinson made a lot of money buying into…

Growing up where I did and in the little church I did, I had no idea that people like me – White, Straight, Protestant, Male – had any advantages over…

Most people through history have been raised to believe in an angry God. We are taught that “the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom” (Proverbs 9:10) instead of…

This past week my friend Rabbi Brian Michelson of Temple Oheb Shalom presented a wonderful program about being Jewish at a time of growing anti-Semitism. He not only spoke of…