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I have probably mentioned this before, so please bear with me. It was probably 24 years ago; I was new at my present church, and it was time for the…

As a Christian, I struggle with judgment. I try really hard to not judge people based on appearance and have pretty much gotten over my biases about that. Still, occasionally,…

We have seen a disturbing shift in America these last 50 years, and I don’t see it as a shift for the better. For much of our history, the dominant…

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…