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It wasn’t the first time I got in trouble with authority, and it wouldn’t be the last. I sat before the Board of Ordained Ministry (all 23 years of me)…

It’s true; I love theology. Not the “how many angels can dance on the head of a pin” kind of theology, but the deeply engaged, carefully considered, life-affirming theology that…

I am a big fan of Scripture – all Scripture. One of the best things about going to Wilmington College in Ohio was that the Quakers respected all forms of…

Warning: this might make you mad or defensive. It also might make you think. You’ve been warned. When I am away on vacation or at a meeting, I work really…

I am not a medical person, but I have sat with hundreds of people over the years and heard their stories. From broken bones to joint replacements to heart attacks,…

Last night at Temple Oheb Shalom in Wyomissing, hundreds of people from all walks of life – different religions, different colors, different politics – gathered for a service of mourning…

After America was attacked on 9/11, there was a groundswell of support for us against the forces of evil – terrorism. Still, some shouted out against us, pointing to our…

Soon after I came to my present congregation, a very active member came to talk to me about an incident that had happened years before I arrived. These are the…

Yesterday we held our first intergenerational Second Sunday Sunday School (S4) since before the pandemic. After lunch, Betsy Majewski led us through a wonderful time of conversation about, and practice…

We face it as children and as adults, those new situations where we don’t know anyone. In fact, it is considered one of the most stressful things retired people face…