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- October 7, 2022
History of Racism Most predominantly White churches would agree that the Gospel challenges the racism that is causing so much…
, - October 5, 2022
INVITING YOUR MEMBERSHIP TO ADDRESS RACISM CREATIVELY Over the next several blogs, I'm going to provide some practical steps for…
- September 28, 2022
QUESTIONS CLERGY PONDER If a congregation beats up on a clergy, which part of grace do they not understand?If a…
- September 23, 2022
INVITATION TO EXPERIMENT You are invited to participate in deep sharing and listening to the way the Spirit moves through…
- September 21, 2022
LISTENING AS WAY THROUGH IDEOLOGICAL SPLITS The problem with our ideological splits today is that we have lost the capacity…
- September 16, 2022
JOIN ME IN AN PUBLICATION EXPERIMENT In 2022, I released my third novel, Shock and Awe: A Church Recognizes Its…
- September 14, 2022
DO YOU BELIEVE IN THE CHURCH? Many early church theologians asserted that there is no salvation outside the church. An increasing number…
- September 9, 2022
RACISM: YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE A BYSTANDER Most people hearing this would consider racism as a horrible virus that…
- September 7, 2022
Beatitudes and Racism When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new set of challenges and…
- September 2, 2022
DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES Was God a horrible planner and made a critical mistake in choosing a “no people to…
, , - August 31, 2022
FAITH—SHAME—RACISM Unless you are hiding in a cave, you have watched and listened to this country respond to the issue…
- August 26, 2022
“What is at the heart of the practice of our whole faith,” asked Felicia. “Isn’t it that we are invited…
- August 24, 2022
“What I was thinking was, “Urk said slowly, “what if we asked our members what they believed.” “You mean about…
- August 19, 2022
A custodian entered the chapel cautiously. “You alright, mister. I was going to clean up in here, but I can…
- August 17, 2022
Urk. Alled When God Calls Moses I m-m-ay not b-be a great preacher, but no one can say I’m not…
- August 12, 2022
AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…
HUMOR AND SCRIPTURE
July 26, 2023
There is a theological sense in which the whole future of ministry and the health of both clergy and churches…
Racism Not Defeated by Education or Rules
July 21, 2023
REDEMPTIVE POWER OF GOD Continuing with the model provided for us by Alcoholics Anonymous, the second step of the process…
CONFESSION NEEDS COMMUNITY
July 19, 2023
HEARING OUR STORY NEEDS COMMUNITY One of the powerful discoveries in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa was…
LITURGY THAT LIBERATES
July 14, 2023
TRANSFORMING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
ANGER IN MINISTRY (2)
July 12, 2023
Anger in Ministry (2) ANGER GENERATED IN MINISTRY Our culture does not usually associate ministry and anger. Yet many clergy…
Anger in Ministry
July 7, 2023
WHAT OUR CULTURE TEACHES US Our culture has a bias against anger. As a child we are told not to…
GOD’S CALL (PART 2)
July 5, 2023
AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…
PLAYING WITH GOD’S CALL
June 30, 2023
_______ PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as…
WHEN JESUS CONSULTS HIS ADVISORS
June 28, 2023
IS JESUS BEING REALISTIC? Jesus has been traveling across Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, “The time…
Experiment in Thanksgiving
June 23, 2023
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s faithfulness…