Posts by pwsadmin
Bud Light
I have, honestly, been baffled by the Bud Light kerfuffle. I’m not baffled that some people are boycotting it; this is just one more example of their weak minds and…
Read MoreProphetic Witness
When I was 24, I began the first draft of my ordination papers with the comment that the clergy are called to a three-fold witness; as pastor, priest, and prophet.…
Read MoreAvoiding Real Religion
It’s a dangerous word to use with religion – real – but it is sometimes necessary to make the point. The writer of the book of James in the Christian…
Read MoreGod Given Rights
I posted this incredibly sad cartoon the other day after yet another terrorist attack at one of our nation’s schools. Since then, I have been puzzling over the idea of…
Read MoreHome Grown Terrorists
The Proud Boys is a hate group focused on opposing anything liberal or progressive. Started in Canada, their reach is world-wide, and they have been labeled as an official terrorist…
Read MoreTennessee
Arrested Development’s song “Tennessee” was released in 1992 as part of an incredible hip-hop album that was filled with moving lyrics and excellent music. The song is a lament and…
Read MoreGood (?) Friday
“What’s so good about it?” is the question that almost every child, once learning about the nature of the day, will ask. The use of “good” may be another one…
Read MoreDisunity around the Table
It is the only day of the year when all Christians celebrate Holy Communion. It is called by different names and practiced in different ways, but the essential nature of…
Read MoreZealots
They’re everywhere – sports, politics, religion, games – and they are out to enlist us in their causes. The earliest use of the term was a group of Jewish nationalists…
Read MoreReligious Appropriation
There’s been a lot of concern in recent years – some of it overdone – about cultural appropriation. This is the phenomenon when people dress or act like a culture…
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