Posts by pwsadmin
Good Theology, Part 10 – Abortion
Abortion has been the hottest social argument in America and around the world for at least 7 decades (but it has always existed), and recent rulings have reminded all of…
Read MoreGood Theology, Part 9 – LGBT
Yes – I have written a lot about these groups over the years, and our church became the first Open & Affirming UCC congregation in this part of the state…
Read MoreGood Theology, Part 8 – Hell
I touched on this a little when I wrote about salvation and death, but I think Hell deserves its own place in how we distinguish between good and bad theology.…
Read MoreGood Theology, Part 7 – Community
If I have one more conversation like this, I might actually scream – at least, on the inside. I meet someone who knows or finds out that I am a…
Read MoreGood Theology, Part 6 – Salvation
Some years ago, two Jehovah’s Witness members showed up at our house to save our souls. While my wife would have preferred I not deal with them, I let them…
Read MoreGood Theology, Part 5 – Death
I was not exposed to a lot of death when I was young, with the exception of the television reports about Viet Nam, which seemed so disconnected from my small…
Read MoreGood Theology, Part 4 – Marriage
Ask almost any member of the clergy if they would rather do a funeral or a wedding, and the vast majority of them will say, without a doubt, a funeral.…
Read MoreGood Theology, Part 3 – Divorce
Divorce is, and always has been, a part of American culture. Until the last 30 years or so, it carried with it a high level of shame; Ronald Reagan was…
Read MoreGood Theology, Part 2
I was invited to attend a town hall meeting focused on education, specifically early education, and literacy, with our local representative Chrissy Houlihan. There was a panel of highly educated…
Read MoreGood Theology
If bad theology can destroy, can good theology restore? By bad theology (and its embrace by individuals, groups, and nations) I mean things like human dominion equaling environmental destruction or…
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