Posts by pwsadmin
Prayer
As I have written recently, I have been going through a crazy, head-scratching time with illness. What I thought was flu was pneumonia which became septic shock, almost got me…
Read MoreNOT a Christian Nation (and Never Was)
The reverberations of Bishop Budde’s commentary toward, and hope for, our new president continue. Now congress decided to put their 1 cent in, chastising the bishop for being political when,…
Read MoreYou’ll Be Fine
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this said or seen it written in the last 2 months. Spoken, usually, by people who actually will be fine,…
Read MoreStraight and Narrow
Two Genders. Two Sexes. Straight and nothing else. These are the binary concepts most of us have been taught. “It was Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve.” Clever. But…
Read MoreReading is Fundamental
I was watching one of those “person on the street” segments the other day, and along with the usual gotcha moments when people didn’t know facts that seem pretty obvious…
Read MoreReading the Bible for What Isn’t There, Part 2
Tonight at 7pm – Spirit on Tap at the Doubletree Hotel – How Atheists, Secularists, and Humanists Live Without Faith. Come and eat early at Cheers – Parking is free…
Read MoreAfraid of Jesus
It has been a wild week since the inauguration services for Pres. Trump, and I have been both disgust and amazed at the responses to Bishop Budde’s prayer/plea asking the…
Read MoreMaking a Difference
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was a reluctant leader. He had been raised in the church around people struggling for freedom and equality and justice, and he saw…
Read MoreReading the Bible for What Isn’t There
One of the great concerns I have about most good, devout church folks is their lack of biblical knowledge. My experience since I was a child has been that we…
Read MoreThe Constitution, Religion, and Pete Hegseth
The only place in the original US Constitution where religion is mentioned is in Article VI, that makes it clear that there should never be any religious tests as a requisite…
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