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January 7, 2022
IT BEGINS WITH THE MEMBERS’S FAITH No pastor likes to think of conflict and division in the church, especially the…
January 5, 2022
IT BEGINS WITH THE MEMBERS'S FAITH No pastor likes to think of conflict and division in the church, especially the…
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December 31, 2021
AT THE CORE OF HUMANITY The essential core to all of life is relationships. When God said in Genesis 2:18…
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December 29, 2021
Conversations and Community The story of race in this country can be told on a national level and include the…
December 24, 2021
I'm in Guatemala with my family. HOPE ALLL OF YOU HAVE A BLESSED CHRISTMAS THE CHURCH NEEDS YOUR MINISTRY: WE'VE…
December 22, 2021
BEING CREATIVE WITH CRISIS There is a creative way to move beyond crisis and regain your power to make choices…
December 17, 2021
I was asked recently what advice I would give about the ministry to a 20 year old version of myself.…
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December 10, 2021
LOSS OF TRUST THAT BINDS US Consider what is happening in our society. In recent years, almost every major institution…
December 8, 2021
Making Peace in a Racist Society Get together with two or three other pastors and let forced writing in a…
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December 3, 2021
Listening to God’s Spirit in a Congregation There are some theological assumptions undergirding this idea. First that the church is…
November 26, 2021
A Guide for a personal Moral Inventory In our struggle to address racism, there are some parallels with the first…
November 19, 2021
YOU CAN DRIFT OR PLAN Because of the constant demand on our time, it is easy to fall into the…
November 17, 2021
YOU HEAR THE CALL OF GOD How shall you respond? God, I can’t afford to give up the security of…
November 12, 2021
THE PROMISED LAND (AKA—KINGDOM COME) A vision that inspires and builds courage For Israel in the wilderness it was…
November 10, 2021
HOW DO YOU DISCUSS RACE IN MIXED COMPANY Ok, so you’ve taken a significant step in establishing a connection with…
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November 5, 2021
FAITH—SHAME—RACISM Unless you are hiding in a cave, you have watched and listened to this country respond to the issue…

Redemptive Faith, God, and Racism (part 3 of 3)

January 27, 2023

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Redemptive Faith, God and Racism (Part 2 of 3)

January 20, 2023

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REDEMPTIVE FAITH, God, and Racism (3 parts)

January 18, 2023

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AN ENVIRONMENTAL CHURCH

January 13, 2023

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Church in an Evolving World, Congregations, Theological reflections, TRUST

RECOVER YOUR IMAGINATION

January 11, 2023

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Can We Confess for our Ancestor’s Sins

January 6, 2023

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Clergy, Congregations, God’s Call

MAKING A LIST OF CORE BELIEFS

January 4, 2023

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Clergy, Liturgy

LISTEN AS WE BEGIN 2023

December 30, 2022

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Clergy, Congregations, Theological reflections

ASHAMED OF THE CHURCH; STICKING WITH IT

December 16, 2022

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Clergy, Liturgy, Racism

LITURGY AS ANTIRACISM SPEECH

December 14, 2022

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