Monthly Archives: May 2019

BLOG 5.31.19. THE ENIGMA OF THEOLOGICAL SEMINARIES I’m engaging this Blog with a bit of trepidation, but with positive purpose—maybe I’m simply exercising my gadfly proclivity on a sacred tradition of so much of the church. I am, after all, … Continue reading →

BLOG 5.28.19. THE FORM OF THE CHURCH ALWAYS UNDERGOING CHANGE I’ve been reading, with fascination, Pete Buttigeig’s best seller: Shortest Way Home, and reflecting on the lessons it has to teach the church about the role of human institutions undergoing … Continue reading →

BLOG 5.24.19. CONFESSING OUR SINS IS TO COME OUT OF HIDING Confession of sins is one of the more difficult of Christian disciplines, and at the same time one of the more necessary disciplines. It is more than a tip … Continue reading →

BLOG 5.21.19. “JESUS, BY WHOM AND FOR WHOM ALL THINGS EXIST” The New Testament is unequivocal and repetitive: that this whole creation exists by and for Jesus Christ. Everything before Jesus’ reconciling work on the cross points toward him, … … Continue reading →

BLOG 5.16.19. “REJOICE ALWAYS, …GIVE THANKS IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES” I’ll admit to being a ‘news junkie,’… that I probably spend too much time surfing news sources, all of which easily leads me into moods of pessimism and despair, what with … Continue reading →

BLOG 5.14.19. WHY DO I THINK WHAT I THINK?  OR DO WHAT I DO? Occasionally, it is profitable to stop and take stock of our lives, … to ask the ultimate questions—which might well be a frightening experience for some … Continue reading →

BLOG 4/9/19. MOTHER’S DAY IN A DIFFERENT CULTURE Next Sunday is Mother’s Day, which honors those who gave us birth, and, ostensibly nurtured us into some degree of maturity. Then, last Sunday at or church, a young couple brought their … Continue reading →

BLOG 5/2/19. POLITICS AND CHRISTIAN FAITH IN A DIFFERENT DIMENSION For the next eighteen months, it is going to be impossible to avoid having to confront the political process as we approach a presidential election, … and we shouldn’t try … Continue reading →