Bernie Sanders didn’t lose. In the Democratic Party primary process, though there were moments of electoral stress, and even some funny business, nobody has ultimately lost. The New York Times published an opinion […]
Bernie Sanders Didn’t Lose
Rainbow Mormon Initiative: “All about love, saving lives”
I cannot say with enough conviction how important Rainbow Mormon Initiative is and how important it is for everyone to participate in it.
Nominal vs. Convictional Christians
I’m not sure if these two categories came from the Barna group or from Christianity Today. Recent articles have started to use the nominal but Barna’s research into America’s religious landscape used […]
Methodism and Me
I’ve never been a member of the United Methodist Church. I was confirmed in the Presbyterian Church USA and find myself in the Disciples of Christ serving a United Church of Christ congregation. […]
You Have to Believe…
In the piece I’m responding to it’s “You have to believe in the resurrection to be a Christian.” But as you can imagine there are any number of statements that take […]
The Women of Easter
This sermon is titled “The Women of Easter”. And it is partially inspired by the idea from Rita Nakashima Brock when she considered the passion stories as inspired if not written by women. […]
Palm Sunday: The Great Role Reversal
Palm Sunday begins Holy Week for much of the Christian church. Palm Sunday also marks Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. It begins the series of stories that will culminate at the cross […]
My Time with the AHA
So I had a chance to participate in a “Reproductive Justice Forum” that was held at the University of Oklahoma earlier this month. But I discovered immediately that it was not […]
McDonald’s Theory: Why Sanders is Worth Supporting
Many Democrats wish Bernie Sanders would go away. There is a lot of rhetoric about Sanders’ naivete from Republicans and Democrats alike. Even though many of those people agree that the problems […]
GOP crack-up stems from nationwide crisis of faith
The Super Tuesday primary results made one thing clear: the Republican Party is split three ways. The establishment supports Marco Rubio. Ted Cruz leads the evangelicals. And then there’s Donald Trump, darling of […]
Dark Side of the Trump
March First, 1973 Pink Floyd released one of the most successful albums of all time. In the 43 years since it was released “Dark Side of the Moon” has sold some 50 […]
Is Trump a Christian?
There has been some debate generated by the response Pope Francis gave to a journalist over Trump’s platform. Here’s the quote: A “person who thinks only about building walls, wherever they may […]
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