Hypocritical Oath for Pastors  “Why do you keep doing it, Mark? Most of your own people don’t believe half of…

Hypocritical Oath for Pastors  “Here’s the deal, officer. I’m going to say my piece. You won’t even have to waste…

Hypocritical Oath for Pastors Part 4  “Here’s the deal, officer. I’m going to say my piece. You won’t even have…

Hypocritical Oath for Pastors Part 3 Before Mark could respond, Ethan pointed his rifle toward Mark. “And don’t give me…

Hypocritical Oath for Pastors Part 2 He recognized Ethan from a class on church government that Mark had taught as…

Part 1 Mark estimated that the breeze made the wind chill hover around 35 degrees. But that wasn’t what was…

BEING A PASTOR NO LAUGHING MATTER It’s not easy being a pastor these days: People expect a lot from their…

BEING A PASTOR NO LAUGHING MATTER It’s not easy being a pastor these days: People expect a lot from their…

The Consummating Will of God refers to the intention that God has had from the beginning of creation and will…

REPARATIONS One aspect of God’s reconciling work may involve the issue of reparation. Desmond Tutu, in speaking about the struggle…

To draw upon the truth discovered in Alcoholics Anonymous, White people and White congregations are always “recovering racists.” We did…

Americans heard a different message that enabled them to stay strong during the horror of the era of slavery and…

Never Off the Clock (Noah was the first to plant a vineyard.) It is the end of another long exhausting…

Précis by Stephen McCutchan In Ephesians, the author (referred to as Paul) speaks of “this grace (that was) given to…

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS The very contrast between what reflects God’s beautiful love and the narrow fears, greed, and oppression that…

WORSHIP AND RACISMFar too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem, a hymn…

Each pastor asks each of their leaders to come with a list 4 or 5 beliefs that they consider foundational…

CHURCH WITNESS AGAINST RACISM YOUR MISSION, SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO ACCEPT IT, IS TO FORM A TEAM OF CLERGY WHO…

The Pattern of God Matthew 1:1-17 It has become quite popular in recent years to do research on one’s family…

CATCHING A GLIMPSE OF WHAT GOD SEES IN THE FUTURE The pastor had switched the order of service so that…