Sermon In Response to the Dallas Shootings

July 10, 2016.Reading time 23 minutes.

This is different, isn’t it? We’ve been here before. We’ve been in church, the Sunday after some mass shooting…somewhere…and we’ve viscerally felt the horror and the shock. You’ve heard me preach on those Sundays. But this is so different. This is our home. Our city. Violence toward our police. In our downtown, where some of […]

What Finally Becomes Of Our Fears

March 22, 2016.Reading time 11 minutes.

Two images are seared into my brain from a long and newsy day. The first are images of bloody and fearful Belgians, fleeing violent bombings. I saw these wordless images this morning, on the 24-hour news channel in a hospital waiting room, as I sat with a church member while his wife had surgery. It […]

The Myth of the Uncompromising Politician

February 18, 2016.Reading time 6 minutes.

When did “compromise” become such a dirty word? I’m looking at candidates on both sides of the political aisle, this campaign season, and concluding more and more that “compromise” has morphed into something they believe is evil. And, yes, I’m saying this has become as issue on both sides of the political aisle. Among ideologically […]

Our Little Campaigner

February 16, 2016.Reading time 2 minutes.

So, this just happened… Dennise just posted this to Instagram. It’s quite a “moment in time,” what just happened. Maria can barely remember a time in her life when she hasn’t been campaigning for her Mom. As you can see in the top pic, that yard sign she’s holding was almost bigger than her, the […]

Donald Trump’s Christian Mirror

February 3, 2016.Reading time 11 minutes.

Donald Trump holds up various mirrors to American society. If you don’t understand this, you’ve probably misunderstood why he’s so popular. Trump’s outrageous political statements are a kind of Political Mirror for many Americans. Personally? I believe Trump does not share the core values of many of those who see their reflection in his Political […]

Video/Pics From the March Against Hate

December 14, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

I’ve gathered my favorite videos and pics from our #UniteAgainstHate March and Rally over the weekend. For those who didn’t hear, I’ve been honored to be a part of a multi-faith, multicultural group, that has been meeting/planning for several weeks, to make some response to the growing tide of Islamophobia and hate coming from politicians […]

Our Better Angels

December 8, 2015.Reading time 17 minutes.

The old expression about sticks, stones, and words has never rung more hollow than in our present day. I wish that weren’t so. I wish I could believe that we all believed “words can never hurt.” I wish flamewars didn’t draw people “offsides” and push them to say things they sometimes regret later. But time […]

The New Presidential Politics. Bought to You by Citizens United.

September 16, 2015.Reading time 5 minutes.

It’s been said we Americans get the government we deserve. We get the campaigns we deserve too. Right now, Donald Trump is the frontrunner in the Republican Party primary, much to the shock and chagrin of many. He held a rally in Dallas on Monday that drew 15,000 people to a downtown basketball arena. Lots […]

The Other 2,099 Christian Clerks

September 9, 2015.Reading time 6 minutes.

As newly minted media martyr, Kim Davis, enjoys what is no doubt the last of her fifteen minutes, I’ve heard many on the Religious Right repeat the following call to action: “We (read: “Christians”) need to support a Christian’s right to practice their faith.” As a Christian Minister myself, I am a pretty big supporter […]

No. It’s Not the Same.

September 8, 2015.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’ve not commented publicly on the Kim Davis issue thus far. Primarily because it’s clear to me Davis is now, at best, simply courting publicity and being used by the Christian Right to further the “Meme” of so-called widespread “American Christian persecution.” She seems to enjoy this spotlight, as a poster-child for this false flag. […]