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. […]
Methodism and Me
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 […]
Clinton and the Electability Myth
The following poll results where released yesterday by Quinnipiac University: The report summarizes the findings as follows: American voters back Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont over Republican candidates by margins of 4 […]
The Future of Liberal Christianity
“The liberal church committed suicide when it severed itself from radicalism”says Christopher Hedges in his recent post on the “Suicide of the Liberal Church.” Now he admits “These radicals generally were not […]
Bernie Bro Hymn
Matt Bruenig addressed the myth of the Bernie Bro here in Jacobin. But whether there is a phenomenon called the Bernie Bro or not, Bro Hymn by Pennywise would be a great […]
