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Every Morning (M-F): Today’s Thought – a 3-minute read about spirituality and life, meant to be prayed about, commented on and shared with others.

 

How Should Christians Respond? Part 3 – LGBQ People

As you can see, I left the T out because I included that yesterday in my consideration about gender. I have gotten into the habit of saying, as former PA…
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How Should Christians Respond? Part 2 – Gender Equality

From a common-sense perspective, I have difficulty understanding how anyone can believe – at least in this century – that men and women aren’t equal. Maybe, for me, it’s because…
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How Should Christians Respond?

It seems to be a never-ending conversation – when is it appropriate for people of faith to speak out on issues that some would define as political? Much of the…
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Pushing Back

Last night I was privileged to attend a presentation by Dr. Chuck Barbera, the CEO and Executive Director of Reading Hospital. It was sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Reading/Berks…
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No Rhyme or Reason

This time a year ago I was going through a pretty nasty health problem; I got pneumonia, which I often do, that went septic. Nobody could really describe why this…
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Picking and Choosing

One of my ongoing conversations with Christians is about whether we take the Bible seriously or literally, and I am going through this with a small group of college students…
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The gospel of Hate

I have a friend who is a pastor in a church I occasionally attend. She has done an amazing job but has face tremendous adversity. Why? Because she is a…
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Is it 1850 Again?

For 10 years I have been comparing the growing MAGA movement with the birth of Nazi Germany, and while I still believe that there are some important – and frightening…
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Arresting Babies

Yesterday, we all learned about a 5-year-old boy – Liam Conejo Ramos – who was placed in detention. He is the fourth child in Minneapolis this has happened to, and…
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Serving Two Masters

For years I have been telling people that most faith communities – yes, most – are places of inequality. Many of them define themselves by who is not welcome, and…
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Daily Thoughts

How Should Christians Respond? Part 2 – Gender Equality

From a common-sense perspective, I have difficulty understanding how anyone can believe – at least in this century – that…

How Should Christians Respond?

It seems to be a never-ending conversation – when is it appropriate for people of faith to speak out on…

Pushing Back

Last night I was privileged to attend a presentation by Dr. Chuck Barbera, the CEO and Executive Director of Reading…

No Rhyme or Reason

This time a year ago I was going through a pretty nasty health problem; I got pneumonia, which I often…

Picking and Choosing

One of my ongoing conversations with Christians is about whether we take the Bible seriously or literally, and I am…

The gospel of Hate

I have a friend who is a pastor in a church I occasionally attend. She has done an amazing job…

Is it 1850 Again?

For 10 years I have been comparing the growing MAGA movement with the birth of Nazi Germany, and while I…

Arresting Babies

Yesterday, we all learned about a 5-year-old boy – Liam Conejo Ramos – who was placed in detention. He is…

Serving Two Masters

For years I have been telling people that most faith communities – yes, most – are places of inequality. Many…

The New Confessing Church

In a nutshell, the Confessing Church was a loose affiliation of Christians (and others) who worked against the Nazis during…

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