Posts by pwsadmin
Two Fundamentalists Walk into Pride, Part 4
This part didn’t happen, but I wish it had. I wish I had thought to ask this, but we were all being so polite and civilized, I just didn’t want…
Read MoreHave We No Morals? (trigger warning)
Before I was called to pastor the church I serve, I was the chaplain at Albright College. This allowed me the opportunity to preach and teach and worship in a…
Read MoreFalse Christianity, Part 2
Honestly – if the government kept its nose out of religion, I would have almost nothing to write about. The latest diversionary tactic happened this week – Pres. Trump is…
Read MoreFalse Christianity
I don’t listen to or watch news outlets – I read two local papers and articles – liberal and conservative – that come across my feed. And while I am…
Read MoreBreeding Ignorance
A post caught my eye this week; it was by a teacher who wrote, “Funny how lessons I’ve done for years are suddenly ‘political,’ like reading The New Colossus or…
Read MoreTwo Fundamentalists Walk into Pride, Part 3
“But don’t you believe that Jesus came to take on our sin? The original sin of Adam and Eve?” I was starting to feel badly about how exasperated these two…
Read MoreOzzy Osbourne and God
My daughter is a professional musician and has always had a tremendous grasp on all aspects of music. There was always music of many kinds in our house, either being…
Read MoreTwo Fundamentalists Walk into Pride, Part 2
I could tell that these two nice young men were completely surprised by most of my answers, but the one that really made them pause was about Sodom and Gomorrah.…
Read MoreCrossing the Religion/State Line
NPR recently reported that, “Since 1954, a provision in the tax code called the Johnson Amendment says that churches and other nonprofit organizations could lose their tax-exempt status if they…
Read MoreThe Last Judgment
Two fundamentalists walked into Pride, seeking to save us sinners from our lost-ness. They were young and polite, well-groomed and well-trained, and they decided to stop and try to save…
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