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I know that all of us have been horrified by the destruction that has wreaked havoc on much of the South and some of the Midwest recently and have been…

There is great beauty in the Gospel of John, but it is also, in many ways, really annoying to read, especially out loud. I know – you think I am…

I use words for a living. I speak, preach, teach, and write every day. I am called upon to pray at events, often at the spur of the moment. What…

Since this past spring, a question has been going viral on the internet: men were asked if they would rather have their daughter encounter a man or a bear in…

Among my theological heroes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer stands tall. His book, “The Cost of Discipleship”, was a challenge to those who would cozy up to dictators and stay silent in the…

My wife and I attended a new church in Pottstown, PA called Open Table UCC, which my church has committed to support financially for 6 years. They just celebrated their…

One of my tasks at our Clergy Men’s Retreat last week was to talk about Christian Nationalism, the end of the world as we know it, and hope. (Yikes!) I…

For many years I have – half-jokingly – talked about my pet peeves, of which I have many. I have found, by the way, that most people are the same…

I have been at a men’s clergy retreat since Tuesday, and our topic last night was Mary, the Mother of Jesus. We have been looking at the Gospel readings for…

It would be easy to jump to one side or the other; we can believe that God prefers the poor or that prosperity is a sign of God’s favor. There…