Posts by pwsadmin

Last Friday I wrote “When Your Baseline is Hate”, looking at the danger of lives focused on bigotry, cruelty, and greed. As we enter Holy Week, I want to consider…

I have known a lot of really good people over the years. I have also known even more mostly good people. I have also known a few really bad people.…

I know – an awkward title – but I wanted it to fit with yesterday’s thought. Maybe this should say, What Shouldn’t the Church be? We all probably have ideas…

I have heard this comment made many times recently, and it has really made me stop and think. Consider this: almost every church that is mentioned in the New Testament…

As I often say, I love the Bible; in fact, I love reading all kinds of Holy Scripture. The Bible is the beginning of faith formation and should be taken…

A couple of years ago our church, in conjunction with Albright College, hosted PRRI founder and author Dr. Robert Jones (Robbie to his friends). His presentations were thorough and provocative…

As I wrote yesterday, I love reading, thinking about, studying, and discussing the Bible. That doesn’t mean I love all of it; there are parts that are boring (like Numbers).…

It begins in Scripture – which, as you know, I love very much – when we are taught that God is male. That maleness is repeated over and over through…

The prayer of Jabez in a short plea for prosperity in 1 Chronicles 4 that became a sensation 15 years ago. Bruce Wilkinson made a lot of money buying into…

Growing up where I did and in the little church I did, I had no idea that people like me – White, Straight, Protestant, Male – had any advantages over…