Yearning to Belong

I was lucky enough to have the amazing Rev. Dr. Samuel Dewitt Proctor as my advisor for my Doctor of Ministry program. Dr. Proctor was a professor of education at…

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The Enemy is Us

If you read my thoughts regularly, you know that I am pretty hard on clergy who misbehave. This has been a concern of mine ever since I served in my…

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Christ Will Come Again?

One of the things I enjoy about having a Sunday off is the opportunity to worship in different places. This past week we ventured into a Lutheran Church, and it…

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Heresy, Part 3

Once more I will go into the fray around transgender concerns. It seems that another “pastor”, this time of the megachurch Calvary Chapel in Chino Hills, CA, is labeling what…

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Heresy

I will begin by saying that I have been called a heretic many times over the years for some of the views I hold about Scripture. For example, I do…

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The Law

I’m doing something today that I have never done before; I am giving the invocation/grace at the Berks County Law Day Lunch. I could start with any number of jokes…

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Being Used

I realized fairly early on in my professional ministry that most of the people who came to me to get married in the church I served were using me. I…

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Little Acts of Kindness

The other day I finally got to get out on my motorcycle and had to stop at the bank drive-through to cash a small check. The total was $54.99, so…

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