Posts by pwsadmin

Leviticus isn’t all bad. Among the many strange and problematic rules are glimmers of empathy. The so-called Golden Rule that Christians are supposed to follow – Do to others as…

In a recent meeting, the leader had us do a fun bingo that allowed us to get to know each other better, and one of the statements was “I have…

Bob Dylan’s epic song has been covered countless times since it was released (is this the Spirit whispering to me?) 60 years ago tomorrow. While I have never been a…

Few people know this term, yet most of us live by it. Sunk Cost thinking is what keeps us in lost wars, bad relationships, unhealthy communities, toxic situations – you…

One of the best and perennial favorite Christmas movies for Americans is “It’s a Wonderful Life”. This iconic and heroic story is about a home-town boy who had big dreams…

As I prepared to watch the Rose Bowl this year, I was brought back to just before the pandemic when my wife and I attended the game and the parade…

I have often written about growing up in a community with a large Jewish population, and how that experience shaped me in ways that most Americans could never imagine. I…

When my congregation voted to be an Open & Affirming congregation 10 years ago, we lost a couple of members. One member who left, when I asked him who else…

It’s one of those things a lot of people say, and that, of course, makes it a prime candidate for a meme. “Without God, I am Nothing!” floated across my…

If you haven’t heard of NAR, you need to do some reading. They are an ultra-conservative – actually, I don’t want to use conservative to describe them; there are many…