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“Because I hope Christians will have something intelligent and helpful to say and do.” That is the fundamental reason I write this blog. Furthermore, that is fundamentally why I took […]
Leaders in many congregations are understandably resistant, sometimes immunized, from talking about political matters in church. Who needs more polarization, anger, and bitterness? However, since politics runs on the same […]
“Hey, it’s a free country.” What does that mean? I am a member of the United Methodist Church. Baptized as an infant. Confirmed in sixth grade. Ordained as clergy in […]
There was a time when the point of evangelical sermons was to scare the hell out of people and frighten them into heaven. If people were not uncomfortable to the […]
My wife and watched the final season of The Expanse (available on Amazon Prime). The series is a sci-fi story with—surprise surprise—a very human plot. Earthlings immigrated to Mars and […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]