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- November 15, 2023
RESPONSE TO SHAME I think one of the paralyzing features of modernChristianity in addressing racism is their inability todeal with…
, - November 10, 2023
THE TRUTH OF THE CHURCH The words of scripture were shaped by the language, culture, and time period in which…
, , - November 8, 2023
WHERE TO LOOK FOR HOPE Consider what is happening in our society. It is not news that we are…
, - October 27, 2023
DOES GOD MAKE MISTAKES Was God a horrible planner and made a critical mistake in choosing a “no people to…
- October 25, 2023
THE BEATITUDES AND RACISM Matthew 5:1-12 (NRSV) When the Israelites entered the wilderness, they were confronted with a whole new…
- October 20, 2023
A TIME TO CONFESS SINS OF SELF AND OTHERS You stepped outside the daily routines of life and joined in…
- October 18, 2023
THE WORSHIP ADVANTAGE For the next several blogs, I want to focus on the practice of worship as an anti-racist…
, , - October 9, 2023
The day I've been waiting for is here. It may not be real flying saucers in the sky but my…
- October 6, 2023
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/steve-mccutchan-83383232_steve-secondmp4-activity-7115360852056137728-A3e8?utm_source=li_share&utm_content=feedcontent&utm_medium=g_dt_web&utm_campaign=copy NOW IS THE TIME TO SIT BACK, RELAX, AND ENJOY MY LATEST NOVEL. THIS TIME THE THEME OF THE…
, , , - October 4, 2023
The Tension between Fear of Death and Hope of Faith In Hebrews 13:5, we read: “Keep your lives free from…
, - September 29, 2023
REPARATIONS One aspect of God’s reconciling work may involve the issue of reparation. Desmond Tutu, in speaking about the struggle…
, - September 27, 2023
DOES FAITH REACH BEYOND THIS PLANET When you think about it, the question of whether beings from other planets have…
- September 22, 2023
Living Our Faith For Christians to respond to the reality of racism in our lives and in our congregations, we…
- September 20, 2023
HAVING A WORD WITH GOD. START WITH THREE FRIENDS For this experience, I would invite you to choose three clergy…
- September 15, 2023
- September 13, 2023
The worship Advantage For the next several blogs, I want to focus on the practice of worship as an anti-racist…
WHAT IF GOD WERE SERIOUS?
May 29, 2024
GOD’S HISTORY OF SURPRISES Approaching the problem of racism from the perspective of a redemptive God means acknowledging our sins…
WHERE ARE DENOMINATIONS HEADED
May 17, 2024
Where are denominations headed? What will they look like in the future? As I understand it, denominations developed more in…
PASTORAL STRESS & ITS COST
May 15, 2024
Never Off the Clock (Noah was the first to plant a vineyard.) It is the end of another long exhausting…
GRIEF OBSERVED (CONCLUSION)
May 10, 2024
EFFECTS OF GRIEF DENIAL “I didn’t lose a child,” I say, feeling irritation rising in me. “My focus was the…
GRIEF RESEARCH (PART 3)
May 8, 2024
RESEARCH Ariel pops up and heads to the kitchen for the bottle of wine and three glasses. “I’ll also get…
A GRIEF OBSERVED (PART 2)
May 3, 2024
MY BODY BEGINGS TO SHAKE I’m silent as she holds me. Then the strangest thing begins to happen. I feel…
A GRIEF OBSERVED
May 1, 2024
END OF THE DAY I can’t tell you anything that happens from the time I leave the church until…
WHAT IF YOU TRUSTED GOD?
April 26, 2024
AN INVITATION TO TRUST A REDEMPTIVE GOD Using the cross and the resurrection as our template for how God works…
HOW TO CONFESS AS A CHURCH
April 24, 2024
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS How would our prayers of confession be different if we tried to reflect Christ as a body…