Posts by pwsadmin
Great Replacement Theory (GRT)
Renaud Camus, a racist French writer, coined the “great replacement” formulation. Camus falsely depicted non-white immigration to France from the decolonized Middle East and Africa as an attempt by a…
Read MorePastoral Ethics/Morality
I was a Local Pastor for two years as I was finishing seminary, and when I graduated, I was placed in a lovely little United Methodist Church in Andover, NJ.…
Read MoreWhy the Bible Matters
I started to read the Bible when I was about 12 years old. I was in confirmation class, and while we didn’t really study the Bible for class, I wondered…
Read MoreWin/Win
We are taught to compete from the time we are very small. Children want to please their parents – parents want their children to succeed – dogs get treats for…
Read MoreReligious Trauma
Back in the 1980’s I spoke at an ecumenical clergy meeting about the growing awareness of the Catholic priest pedophile epidemic, and how all Christians needed to work at making…
Read MoreInterfaith on Ramadan
I have mentioned before that the place I currently live – Berks County, PA – is a place of interesting contrasts. While it has changed a lot in the 30…
Read MoreWhite Trash
I always got the message growing up that our family might not have had much (a nice way to say we were poor), but at least we had culture (translation…
Read MoreThe Church Needs to Be Braver
I did a presentation yesterday in Wayne, PA, and after I was done a woman came up to me and told me about the church she grew up in. She…
Read MoreThe Beyoncé Backlash Effect
It is well known that Beyonce is brilliant and talented. Queen Bey, as she is known to her fans, released two country songs the day of the Super Bowl, and…
Read MoreWhat is the Church Building For?
The congregation I serve has a tremendous physical plant. It isn’t just that the Sanctuary is a work of art; the over 26,000 square feet of space is a great…
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