Friday, November 27, 2020

The Pieta, The Death of Wolfe, and Remembrance.

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     Christian theologians and artists have always been in love with Jesus’ mother, Mary, who they named, Theotokos, mother of God. Liturgie...
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Is God a Narcissist?

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Once upon a time , a pretty nymph by the name of Echo spotted a hunter, Narcissus, in the woods. Now, if Echo was pretty, Na...
Monday, March 9, 2020

Living in Dangerous Times: COVID-19 and Our Mortality

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            Every few years, Canadians collectively raise our eyebrows and notice that something quite out of the ordinary is happening, a...
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Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Two War Stories--1917 and Ehud the Benjaminite

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(If you would like to read the scripture where you can find the Ehud story, go to Judges 3:12-30. I'm going to be posting more of my s...
Monday, December 16, 2019

My 2019 Ten-Best (Maybe More) Books

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         The first book I read this year was titled,  She Has Her Mother’s Laugh: The Powers, Perversions, and Potential of Heredity ,  by...
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Monday, December 9, 2019

The War on Christmas (or, Tired of Muscular Christianity)

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            Let’s be honest. If our children or grandchildren thought that three wise men visited Baby Jesus on Rudolph, the red-nosed c...
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Saturday, November 23, 2019

Beware: Community Ministry or Focus Won't Save Your Church.

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            I have been to half-a-dozen “denominational-visioning” meetings over the past few years. My own congregation organized one, a ...
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