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It’s hard to fathom that I haven’t written anything on immigration in so long. Not to brag, but I was writing on immigration before immigration was cool. Or, at least, before there was a bill that stood a chance of passing. So, now, the Dream Act is before us. It’s got some chance of passing, […]
Read MoreWent back to the cardiologist yesterday for a check up. First time back since my procedure about six weeks ago. To refresh your memory, a few months back, I was diagnosed with “extra beats” in my heart rhythm. The technical term is “Premature Ventricular Contraction,” or PVC. (“Like the pipe,” the doc sez) If you […]
Read MoreToday is “Loving Day,” the day where the Loving Case is celebrated all across the nation. The Loving Case, as you may recall, was the Supreme Court case that struck down laws across the nation which prevented interracial marriage. If you’re unfamiliar, here’s an old report from ABC News: Obviously, Dennise and I have always […]
Read MoreBeen texting with my friend, Rev. Sid Hall tonight, and I really can’t express it any better than he has done, regarding the news out of the SW Texas Conference today: “The church not only does harm to loving and qualified people for ministry in taking such action, but makes a profound theological statement by […]
Read MoreApparently, the list of people you should not to listen to has grown by one. The new inductee is Rev. E. W. Jackson, a minister from Virginia who also happens to be running for Lieutenant Governor. The most recently-covered outrageous statement he’s made as to do with yoga. It’s from a book he wrote some […]
Read MoreTwenty years ago today, at 4 pm, The Judge and me walked down the long aisle at Highland Park Methodist and said our wedding vows. As I knew would eventually be the case, I can’t consciously recall much about that day now, and so I’m mighty pleased to have the pictures. The first thing that […]
Read MoreEver since my medical tests last week, I’ve been visited by a vague and unsettled feeling. A restlessness of a sort. It’s a feeling that something’s changed even though, technically, nothing has. It’s not physical. Physically? I’m great. In fact, I’m better-than-great. I mean, what a gift to know (as the cardiologist said) my arteries […]
Read MoreIt’s hard to take in these two scandals rocking the Obama Administration right now. First, on Friday, the news that the IRS specifically targeted conservative groups. Tea Party Groups Today, the news that the Department of Justice had been surveilling the phones of Associated Press reporters. There is certainly no love lost for me when […]
Read MoreVery pleased to be a part of DreamUMC’s 1st Anniversary “Sync Blog“ tonight. The assignment for this blog is its title. Although, if I had a “do-over” on this entry, I’d title this blog: “Game Theory And the Possibility of Schism.” I’m going to take the question literally, and answer it as such. I’m also […]
Read MoreOrdained ministry is not the only profession struggling with the role of women in leadership. Truthfully, I don’t know how we fare when set alongside other major professions. My hunch is, in some ways, the church is doing better than other professions. In other ways, probably far worse. These issues are difficult, of course, precisely […]
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