Sermon: The Real Goodness & The Real Evil
Another moment of confession; when I chose this passage and sermon title over a month ago, I was going to take this in an entirely different direction. Althoug...
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Talking to Children About Tragedies & Other News Events
I have been asked by a few folks how they should be, or if they should be, talking with their children about tragic events such as Chancellorsville and Barcelon...
To my friends and family who support Donald Trump
It has taken me a long time to write these words to you. You have been taking a lot of heat these last few months, and for that, I am truly sorry....
Further Thoughts on Monuments
As the debate continues about the future of Confederate Monuments, I have been giving monuments in general and our interpretation of history a lot of thought. S...
UCC Pastoral Letter condemns racist violence in Charlottesville, demands equality for all
August 15, 2017 As a response to the violent clashes between white supremacists and counter demonstrators in Charlottesville, Va., that left a woman dead and 19...
Anger is the Opiate of the Masses
The title of this post is a paraphrase, if you will, of the famous quote by Karl Marx “Religion is the opium of the people.” Marx is ...
What should be done about Confederate monuments at National Parks?
Nothing. Historian Kevin Levin has a thought provoking essay on his blog Civil War Memory, about monuments to Confederates located in National Parks. Levin mak...
Why I Re-enact
Every so often I will get asked the question, why do you re-enact? Sometimes I answer it is because I love to dress up or, I love to go camping in a tent. But...
Sermon: In the Hour of Trouble
Most every Sunday, as I prepare to preach, we recite the 14 verse of the 19th Psalm; Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptab...
Statement Calling for Immediate Cessation of Hostile Acts and Rhetoric Between USA and North Korea
“And they assembled them at the place that in Hebrew is called Harmagedon.” Revelation 16:16, NRSV The National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA cal...