Posts by pwsadmin

Consider any really bad thing that has happened in history, and I can almost guarantee that it came about, in part, because some groups wholeheartedly believed that their way was…

 + I get lots of meaningful responses to my “Today’s Thoughts”, and I really appreciate that you read them and take them to heart. This past week I got one…

Earlier this week, an Alabama man who was both a pastor and the mayor of his town killed himself. Why? An article had been published online by a website called…

The question of how we are saved and who gets to be part of the group has always been at the center of discussion for followers of Jesus. For most…

Evangelism is usually defined as “Good News”, and evangelists are people who spread good news. We Mainline Christians struggle with evangelism; in fact, we are pretty terrible at it. Part…

Last Tuesday, while Chris and I were on vacation, our 14-year-old dog died. She had been slowly fading for at least a year, so it was not a surprise. We…

We Protestants have what seems like a paltry two sacraments compared to the seven of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions. We lift up Holy Communion and Baptism because they…

At the core of most Christian theology about the death of Jesus is the concept of the Atonement. The word describes what it means – the death of Jesus was…

As a young man, I didn’t notice my advantages. I knew that growing up poor was a stumbling block in many ways, but it was a time when the government…

I was a Religion and philosophy major in college at a Quaker college, which meant that we were able to really discuss, argue, and consider different aspects of what we…