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- July 1, 2020
GOD IS NOT DEFEATED BY RACISM What we discover with the cross is that God is not only not defeated…
, - June 26, 2020
AN EXCERPT FROM THE PLAY "BREAD OF MANY COLORS." The scene takes place at an officers’ retreat of a consciously…
, - June 24, 2020
WHERE TO BEGIN Ok, so you’ve taken a significant step in establishing a connection with another congregation that is of…
- June 23, 2020
Repeated because some had a problem accessing it RACISM FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE Unless you are hiding in a cave,…
- June 19, 2020
FAITH—SHAME—RACISM Unless you are hiding in a cave, you have watched and listened to this country respond to the issue…
, - June 17, 2020
The parable continues Abigail enthralled his adult class with her description of her call to be a nun. He assumed…
, , , - June 12, 2020
PART ONE MARRIED TO THE BODY OF CHRIST Stephen McCutchan Part one David Benedict, pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran church,…
, - June 10, 2020
Psalm 13 A prayer during the pandemic 1 How long, O LORD? Will you forget us forever? How long will…
, - June 5, 2020
ADORATION, CONFESSION, THANKSGIVING, SUPPLICATION I was taught in my seminary class on liturgy to think of the acronym ACTS when…
, - June 3, 2020
GOD’S PERSPECTIVE When we consider the future of the church from God’s perspective, we are considering the subject from the…
- May 29, 2020
HOW DO WE LISTEN? You have been examining God’s call for individuals. Now consider God’s call to the church. How…
- May 27, 2020
HAVING TROUBLE BREATHING IN THE SPIRIT OF GOD? Like stale breath, a stale spirit can be suffocating. When you take…
, - May 20, 2020
A VISITOR FROM OUTER SPACE Assume for a moment that you have a visitor from outer space who is an…
- May 15, 2020
Make Use of This Time of Separation Send an email to the members saying that during this shelter in place…
, - May 13, 2020
TAKE TIME TO BREATHE Are you having trouble breathing lately? What about clergy friends and churches you care about? I’m…
, - May 8, 2020
SEVEN WORD REFLECTION I want to invite you to engage in a fun but brief exercise that can not only…
DID JESUS ASK WHO WAS COMING TO DINNER?
February 9, 2022
THE POWER OF FOOD TO DIVIDE Who is it that you would rather not share a meal with? No, think…
MY GIFT TO BLACK HISTORY MONTH
February 2, 2022
THE PROBLEM WE FACE AS CLERGY I have spent over 50 years as an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church…
Black History and White Privilege
January 28, 2022
RESPONDING TO WHITE PRIVILEGE When Whites hear the term White Privilege, they usually have one of two reactions. 1. They…
WHITE PEOPLE AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH
January 26, 2022
WE HAVE WORK TO DO February is Black History Month. In addition to the emphasis in our school system and…
LEADERSHIP IN TIMES OF LOCKDOWN
January 21, 2022
SPIRITUAL LEADERSHIP It appears that we may be moving as a society into a period of both limited lockdowns as…
EXPERIENCE OF THANKSGVING
January 19, 2022
THANKSGIVING FOR THE FUTURE In Psalm 138, we reflect on the power of thanksgiving as it reminds us of God’s faithfulness…
ANTI-RACISM LITURGY (continued)
January 19, 2022
We continue from last Friday’s blog to examine the frame of our worship services CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS The very contrast…
ANTI-RACISM LITURGY
January 14, 2022
TURNING ROUTINE INTO LIBERATION Far too often we move through the liturgy of a worship service waiting for an anthem,…
The Corps of All Faith
January 12, 2022
AT THE CORE OF HUMANITY The essential core to all of life is relationships. When God said in Genesis 2:18…