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In the World, But Not of It

There is great beauty in the Gospel of John, but it is also, in many ways, really annoying to read, ...
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Words Matter

I use words for a living. I speak, preach, teach, and write every day. I am called upon to pray ...
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Man or Bear?

Since this past spring, a question has been going viral on the internet: men were asked if they would rather ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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