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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.

 

Somewhere Between Cheap Grace and Despair

Among my theological heroes, Dietrich Bonhoeffer stands tall. His book, “The Cost of Discipleship”, was a challenge to those who would cozy up to dictators and stay silent in the…
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Asleep at the Wheel

My wife and I attended a new church in Pottstown, PA called Open Table UCC, which my church has committed to support financially for 6 years. They just celebrated their…
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The Log in Our Eye

One of my tasks at our Clergy Men’s Retreat last week was to talk about Christian Nationalism, the end of the world as we know it, and hope. (Yikes!) I…
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What Does God Care About?

For many years I have – half-jokingly – talked about my pet peeves, of which I have many. I have found, by the way, that most people are the same…
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Mary’s Revolution

I have been at a men’s clergy retreat since Tuesday, and our topic last night was Mary, the Mother of Jesus. We have been looking at the Gospel readings for…
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God’s Love is Not Economic

It would be easy to jump to one side or the other; we can believe that God prefers the poor or that prosperity is a sign of God’s favor. There…
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Does God Answer Prayers?

I have heard this old story a dozen times in sermons but was reminded of it during Hurricane Helene. A massive hurricane is moving towards land, and everyone is told…
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Equality is a God-Thing

I read an article the other day about attitudes toward having a woman as president of the United States. The results were predictable: Those who opposed the idea were mostly…
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Privilege Knows No Limits

This happened back in June, but I just saw it last week in my news feed. It seems that a Missouri couple living seasonally (do we call that summering?) in…
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More Hypocrisy, Part 2

It seems that I could write an entire daily blog on hypocrisy alone; of course, Jesus seemed to talk a lot about, so it is nothing new. This time it…
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Daily Thoughts

Asleep at the Wheel

My wife and I attended a new church in Pottstown, PA called Open Table UCC, which my church has committed…

The Log in Our Eye

One of my tasks at our Clergy Men’s Retreat last week was to talk about Christian Nationalism, the end of…

What Does God Care About?

For many years I have – half-jokingly – talked about my pet peeves, of which I have many. I have…

Mary’s Revolution

I have been at a men’s clergy retreat since Tuesday, and our topic last night was Mary, the Mother of…

God’s Love is Not Economic

It would be easy to jump to one side or the other; we can believe that God prefers the poor…

Does God Answer Prayers?

I have heard this old story a dozen times in sermons but was reminded of it during Hurricane Helene. A…

Equality is a God-Thing

I read an article the other day about attitudes toward having a woman as president of the United States. The…

Privilege Knows No Limits

This happened back in June, but I just saw it last week in my news feed. It seems that a…

More Hypocrisy, Part 2

It seems that I could write an entire daily blog on hypocrisy alone; of course, Jesus seemed to talk a…

The Cruelty of God’s Plan

I am in the third and last month of my sabbatical, and I have been busy. My priorities were to…

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