Developing as a Congregation and Community
The Politics of Jesus
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I had an interesting online conversation yesterday about whether or not churches should be taxed, and part of the argument ...
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Attack on Progress
By pwsadmin |
Many people believe that the move towards right-wing religion is something new to our country, when, in fact, it is ...
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I Have Palestinian Friends Too
By pwsadmin |
On October 7th the world watched in horror as Israel was the victim of a well-executed terror attack that killed ...
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Christian Dis-Unity, Part 2
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I was in a meeting with a couple of other pastors who serve in the city of Reading, and I ...
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The Pope and Gender Change
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I wrote this past Wednesday about the document that was released on Monday by the Vatican condemning Gestational Surrogacy and ...
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1864 in Arizona
By pwsadmin |
In 1864 in Arizona, only white male men who were citizens of Mexico (isn't that interesting?) or the United States ...
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The Pope & Surrogacy
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Back in January, Pope Francis spoke against the practice of Gestational Surrogacy. This is when a woman carries a fetus ...
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God as Liberator
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The image that is attached popped up on my feed this morning, a reminder of the primary task that Jesus ...
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God’s Welcome is Expansive
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Some years ago, the United Church of Christ tried to convince congregations to offer an extravagant welcome. It was a ...
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Making the Invisible Visible
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Back in the late 1980's I was trained by the United Methodist Church to go around to congregations in our ...
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