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I sat in my messy church office yesterday trying to finish my numerous sermons and other tasks for the coming weeks as I prepare to lift up the anniversary of…

Forgiveness is a tricky thing. On the one hand, Jesus told us to forgive 77 times (or 7 times 7), and He said that the only unforgivable sin is blasphemy…

The images of the actual murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson are disturbing and shocking, but the response across social media has been almost as horrifying. I generally don’t…

My beloved religion professor from college used to tell us that the opposite of faith is not atheism, it is apathy. From voting to volunteering to being active in a…

Yesterday I attended a second memorial service for my friend, Jack Abel. I went to the first one because I happened to be off for the weekend and was staying…

After I wrote part 1 yesterday, I had two vivid memories of lessons learned about dissent in my early days. The first was my father, who claimed to be an…

‘Theirs not to reason why, Theirs but to do and die’. This often-misquoted line comes from the poem/epic story, “The Charge of the Light Brigade” by Alfred Lord Tennison. It…

As we bask in the glow of our memories of the Thanksgiving weekend and try to figure out what to do with all the leftovers, I would invite all of…

I have always admired the faithful presence of the Salvation Army outside of shopping venues; they ring their bells and stand vigil over their red kettles, taking spare change and…

I have had asthma my whole life, but it didn’t become a serious problem until I got hit in the throat during a softball game in college. I was playing…