Posts by pwsadmin
Banning Books
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…
Read MoreWhen Misogyny is Your God, Part 2
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).…
Read MoreWhen Misogyny is Your God
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…
Read MoreWhen Your God is Success
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…
Read MoreWhen Your God is Power
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…
Read MoreWhen Your God is Anger
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…
Read MoreWho is Chosen?
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…
Read MoreGod Sees You
Next Monday is Transgender Day of Visibility. It is a day to recognize the accomplishments and right to exist of a community that has, for too long, been the focus…
Read MoreWhat’s Love Got to Do With It?
The wonderful pastoral theologian, Father Richard Rohr, recently posed this question: If our love of God doesn’t directly influence, or even change, how we engage in the issues of our…
Read MoreDoes God Teach Us Lessons? Part 2
Why me, God? I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this cry spoken out loud in the midst of struggle and tragedy. I can’t tell you how…
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