Without God, Am I Nothing?

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…

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The New Apostolic Reformation

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…

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Ego vs. Egotism

One of my ongoing jokes – and I have many – is saying “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” If you were alive in the 1980’s you might recognize this…

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Mary & Joseph Got Arrested

The idea that good fences make for good neighbors is one of those half-truths that we have perpetuated in this country. First, though; I have always believed that borders exist…

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The Right to Hate

In a recent legal case, a farmer from East Lansing, Michigan, was awarded a small amount of money in damages and a large amount in legal fees for defending his…

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For the Love of God!

Let me put it out there – I love God. That said, I recently had a conversation with a colleague about what loving God means, and then the very next…

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After-School Satan Clubs

If you told me when I was in seminary that we would be dealing with After School Satan Clubs (which don’t worship Satan, by the way), I am not sure…

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Power Corrupts

I have always been a big fan of Sci-Fi Fantasy, and one of the central ideas that permeates much of this genre is the balance of good and evil. If…

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