Texts for Preaching: "The Greatest Grandeur" by Pattiann Rogers and Mark 7:24-37 For the video version, scroll to the bottom Jesus escapes. The story begins with an escape. Jesus runs away from … [Read more...]
Savage Character
I am no fan of Donald Trump, far from it. But he is not to blame for synagogue murders, pipe bombs, or the shootings of people of color. Ours is a savage country with a feral character from the … [Read more...]
Baggage
I once served a church located on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. I don’t know if it is still true, but when I was there in the 1990’s there were a lot of homeless … [Read more...]
A Special Rant About What Is Happening
I do not understand. Everyone knows that how a story is told influences the depth and veracity of how the climax or punch line or moral is understood. The story of the election of the current … [Read more...]
Bubblism And Our Self-Destruction
“I live in a bubble,” someone told me the other day, referring to the fact that no one he knows would ever think of voting for Donald Trump. “It’s going to be a very close election,” a pundit on … [Read more...]