Posts by pwsadmin
The Cruelty of God’s Plan
I am in the third and last month of my sabbatical, and I have been busy. My priorities were to try to finish two books I have been working on…
Read MoreMore Hypocrisy
Mark Robinson is running for governor in N. Carolina. He is their first lieutenant governor who is African American. He has recently gotten into trouble for a number of things,…
Read MoreCults
20 years ago, I was involved with our local wrestling program, helping at the high school and with the kid’s club. The entire enterprise was well run and coordinated, and…
Read MoreThe Happiness Conundrum
It is part of the trinity of rights we as Americans treasure – life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Embedded in the second paragraph of our Declaration of Independence,…
Read MoreComplementarianism
I recently came across a theologian named Owen Strachan. Dr. Strachan is a well-educated professor of theology who uses his intelligence to focus on something called complementarianism, which, in a…
Read MoreSo Much Hate
I was hoping it was a hoax – one of those things people make up to mess with us – but it isn’t. This image that accompanies this thought was…
Read MoreWords Matter
One of the greatest lies ever taught to us as children was coined in a cutesy rhyme that enabled generations of bullies: Sticks and stones may break my bones, but…
Read MoreHolding Each Other Accountable
Over the years, I have been criticized by some fellow Christians for being critical of other fellow Christians. In the 1980s, it was the attempt of the Catholic leadership to…
Read MoreCrossing the Line
Back on May 30th (a week after the Texas GOP suggested Bible reading in the public schools), the Texas Education Agency proposed adding Bible lessons into the public school curriculum.…
Read MoreSeptember 12th
I remember September 12th. Much of the previous day is a blur – hearing the news on NPR – driving to Phoebe Berks for my monthly gathering with church members…
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