Reclaiming Jesus: Taking Christianity Back
At some point in history, the Christian church decided that it was going to surrender its theology to the fringe, and by fringe, I do not just mean those on the...
Tag: politics
The Patriotism of Political Criticism
It is no secret that President Trump loves to lash out at his political opponents on Twitter. His childish, early morning Twitter rants are legendary and make ...
Why I Still Have Hope
Today is the day, January 20th, 2017, inauguration day when the peaceful transfer of power will take place here in the United States. I will be honest; I was n...
The Fog is Lifting: Some Post-Election Thoughts
Then Came the Morning. I believe it was the Bill Gaither Trio that made the song that these words come from famous. It is a song about the despair that the Apo...
Some Words of Hope
Love and Justice in an Age of Grief This morning, our personal vocation and our collective calling to make God’s love and justice real is being tested like neve...
Election Day Prayer
Lord, This election season is over. All that remains is for voters to cast their ballots. Let wisdom guide them. It is the end after a long season. What has bee...
The Election Day Sermon
Election Day of the 18th and early 19th century was very different than it is today. In Colonial New England, Election Day was a holiday, and there would be gr...
Max Lucado’s Prediction for November 9th
Pastor Max Lucado has a prediction for what will happen the day after the election in the United States. We are really ready for this presidential election to b...
Christian Values, What are They?
There has been a lot of talk during this presidential election cycle about Christian values. Candidates have talked about their faith more in this election tha...
A Warning to Today’s Religious Leaders
Of all of the things that I learned during my seminary education that has stuck with me is the Eastern Orthodox sense of being responsible for those God placed ...