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Preaching in Interesting Times

There is supposedly an old Chinese curse that goes: “May [...]

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Identity Crisis

One of the lessons we have learned from recent politics is the power of group identity. To [...]

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Same Old Jesus

We often give Jesus’ disciples grief for being clueless sidekicks who never seem to get what Jesus [...]

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Truthtelling in Watershed Moments

The words “crisis,” “unprecedented,” and “chaos” seem to be appearing [...]

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I Don’t Do Magic

After a recent baptism at which I presided, a young girl asked me, very shyly, “How did [...]

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Two Futures

While on vacation in the Canadian Maritime provinces and New England this past month, I saw two [...]

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Reading Scripture with Creation

When pastors and Bible study participants seek a stronger ecological [...]

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Whose God is This Anyway?

Does anyone else get uncomfortable proclaiming things like “How Great is Our God” or “Our [...]

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June 2016 – A Year’s Worth of Difference

It’s been almost a year since Laudato Si’ was released, [...]

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Beyond Faith

First Corinthians 13 is a breath-taking bit of writing. Unfortunately, we have typecast this chapter as a [...]