Date: January 18, 2022
Immoral Freedom
When Amazon founder and multibillionaire Jeff Bezos returned from his brief trip into space aboard his own rocket, he said: “I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon […]
RPLI Posts
Date: January 13, 2022
Committing Faith in Public with Chelsea Yarborough
The Rev. Dr. Chelsea Yarborough is one of the speakers this year at Phillips’ Remind and Renew event, January 25-27, in Tulsa and online. She is assistant professor of liturgical […]
Date: January 11, 2022
Church Attendance, the Pandemic, and Discipleship
What long-term effects will the pandemic have on religious congregations? Specifically, what will be the results on attendance? Churches were already experiencing waves of historic-level crises prior to the pandemic. […]
Date: January 10, 2022
Committing Faith in Public with Victoria Loorz
Victoria Loorz, MDiv, is one of the speakers at this year’s Remind & Renew Conference at Phillips and online, January 25-27. Rev. Loorz is a “wild church pastor,” an “eco-spiritual […]
Date: January 4, 2022
How Religious Communities Might Lean into 2022
America is in for a bumpy 2022. Consider a few of the accumulating moral and spiritual dilemmas facing us (there are many more…). Surely, America will surpass one million people […]
Date: December 14, 2021
Nativity Politics
Occasionally I hear from laity or clergy concerning discussing politics in church. Of course, who would want to use worship, a ministry meeting, or a church school class to replicate […]
Date: December 7, 2021
Enough
When my oldest child was young, he often heard his parents say, “No, that is too much,” when he grabbed an excess of something off a buffet or wanted more […]
Date: November 30, 2021
Jesus, Son of Herod
We know the story told by Matthew that Herod, the Roman-appointed king of the Jews, received the Persian Magi looking for the child born to be king of the Jews. […]
Date: November 16, 2021
Christianity is Poor Social Glue
A former official from the former administration opined a few days ago that America is one nation under God and requires one religion. I’m sure the religion he had in […]
Date: November 10, 2021
A Future for Christianity in America
Last week, I finished recording the last two lectures for the online, public course I’ve taught (five of the six lectures are available for anyone to view on the seminary’s […]