Posts by pwsadmin
How Should Christians Respond? Part 5 – Guns
I have never shot a gun, nor have I owned one. I have friends and family who love and own guns, and I have friends and family hate and despise…
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Our country has never had a set, consistent process to welcome immigrants. All of us, unless you are Native Americans, are here because our ancestors were allowed to settle here…
Read MoreHow Should Christians Respond? Part 3 – LGBQ People
As you can see, I left the T out because I included that yesterday in my consideration about gender. I have gotten into the habit of saying, as former PA…
Read MoreHow Should Christians Respond? Part 2 – Gender Equality
From a common-sense perspective, I have difficulty understanding how anyone can believe – at least in this century – that men and women aren’t equal. Maybe, for me, it’s because…
Read MoreHow Should Christians Respond?
It seems to be a never-ending conversation – when is it appropriate for people of faith to speak out on issues that some would define as political? Much of the…
Read MorePushing Back
Last night I was privileged to attend a presentation by Dr. Chuck Barbera, the CEO and Executive Director of Reading Hospital. It was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks…
Read MoreNo Rhyme or Reason
This time a year ago I was going through a pretty nasty health problem; I got pneumonia, which I often do, that went septic. Nobody could really describe why this…
Read MorePicking and Choosing
One of my ongoing conversations with Christians is about whether we take the Bible seriously or literally, and I am going through this with a small group of college students…
Read MoreThe gospel of Hate
I have a friend who is a pastor in a church I occasionally attend. She has done an amazing job but has face tremendous adversity. Why? Because she is a…
Read MoreIs it 1850 Again?
For 10 years I have been comparing the growing MAGA movement with the birth of Nazi Germany, and while I still believe that there are some important – and frightening…
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