Monday, September 26, 2011

Self-Appointed God Protectors Hinder What God is Doing

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The Gospels are replete with stories of Jesus’ many encounters with the religious leaders in Jerusalem, and not all of them were pleasant. T...
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Thursday, September 22, 2011

What Would Jesus Say to the “Job Creators”?

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It seems that as the gap between the very rich and everyone else grows , many of those who are wealthy have taken defensive positions that e...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011

International Day of Peace

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In 1981, the Generally Assembly of the United Nations declared that the opening day of its annual session would be recognized as Internation...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Greed Prevents Generosity and Community

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Any casual reader of the Gospels will know that Jesus had a great deal to say about wealth and possessions and our proper response to them. ...
Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Why Tolerance is Not the Answer to Exclusion

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In the first chapter of his 1967 book entitled, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. describes the stat...
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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Sermon Preparation as an Introspective Process

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In college, and again in seminary, I, like most everyone else who has attended seminary to prepare for ministry, took one or more courses in...
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Monday, July 25, 2011

My Struggle with Prayer

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I have always been a little jealous, but at the same time impressed, with folks who give a lot of time and effort toward praying. I am espec...