Beatitudes and Racism  When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new set of challenges and…

DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES Was God a horrible planner and made a critical mistake in choosing a “no people to…

FAITH—SHAME—RACISM Unless you are hiding in a cave, you have watched and listened to this country respond to the issue…

“What is at the heart of the practice of our whole faith,” asked Felicia. “Isn’t it that we are invited…

“What I was thinking was, “Urk said slowly, “what if we asked our members what they believed.” “You mean about…

A custodian entered the chapel cautiously. “You alright, mister. I was going to clean up in here, but I can…

Urk. Alled When God Calls Moses I m-m-ay not b-be a great preacher, but no one can say I’m not…

AFTER REFRESHMENTS OK, you have played the first phase as described in the previous blog, and you have taken time…

PEOPLE OF THE BOOK Because we are people of the Book, it is good to call on Scripture as we…

MINISTRY IS NOT FOR THE WEAK OF HEART                 Clergy are called to proclaim a Gospel that challenges many cultural…

TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…

GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated…

HOW TO LISTEN The problem with our ideological splits today is that we have lost the capacity to listen to…

BEING CALLED TO THE MINISTRY I was asked recently what advice I would give about the ministry to a 20…

Ten Things I’d Like to See in a Church Think about the church that you’d like to serve. What are…

S BEING CREATIVE There is a creative way to move beyond crisis and regain your power to make choices as…

Ways Healthy Clergy are like Rubber Bands Recently studies of clergy health like the Duke Clergy Health study have emphasized…

A HORRIBLE PLANNER Was God a horrible planner and made a critical mistake in choosing a “no people to be…

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WHAT IS TRUTH (part 2) As mentioned in the previous blog, Pilate asks in John 18:38, “What is Truth?” and…