On Apr 1, 2011 ⋅ 7 comments
Christ’s Lenten lesson for us may simply be this: our listening to one another has not, and may never, bring us to agreement on things that are important to us, but it does bring us together to have an honest, heartfelt conversation.
On Mar 25, 2011 ⋅ 14 comments
They were a couple committed to one another in a time where they faced severe stigma.
On Mar 18, 2011 ⋅ 11 comments
Jesus wonderfully shows us how to withhold our judgment in John 8:1-11. Just as this story of the woman taken in adultery is controversial as Scripture because it does not appear in the earliest manuscripts, it is also, perhaps, controversial in its point.
On Mar 4, 2011 ⋅ 6 comments
Will this great ship that is the Mainline continue to head to the edge? Will it fall over into oblivion? What wind is needed to turn our sails around?
On Mar 3, 2011 ⋅ No comments
Washington Post On Faith:
Personal religious views cannot and should not prevent a woman from having access to a legal, medical procedure. I trust that left, right, center, religious and secular all agree upon this fundamental principle of our constitution.
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On Feb 25, 2011 ⋅ No comments
Christ has no body on earth but ours; Ours are the only hands which Christ can use to work, Ours are the only feet with which Christ can go about the world, Ours are the only eyes through which Christ’s compassion can shine forth upon a troubled world. Christ has no body on earth now […]
On Feb 22, 2011 ⋅ No comments
Huffington Post:
Progressives of faith need not flee from the Bible in order to stand up for the beauty, truth and goodness of love. God is giving us this job to do. We sin when we shirk it.
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On Feb 15, 2011 ⋅ No comments
Washington Post On Faith:
This may be the moment the USA steps fully into the 21st century, shedding the polarities of the Cold War and its child, the War on Terror.
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On Feb 11, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments
For most of last week and through the weekend, I was in Minneapolis, Minnesota, attending “Creating Change,” the 23rd annual conference held by the National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce. Within the conference was an entire track of workshops and gatherings for people of faith called ‘Practice Spirit, Do Justice.’ I will be processing for a […]
On Feb 4, 2011 ⋅ 11 comments
I hope that the courageous statement on LGBT equality in the church by Rev. Dr. Arlo Duba in the January 24, 2011 issue of The Presbyterian Outlook is widely read and pondered upon. It has certainly provoked much reflection on my part. For me, and perhaps for you as well, one of the many remarkable […]
