Thursday, August 02, 2012

Dogma, Doctrine and Sangama

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The recent article by NY Times columnist, Ross Douthat proclaiming the impending death of the liberal church has sparked a lively respon...
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Tuesday, July 03, 2012

The Death of the Prodigal Son

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What if the story of the prodigal son had a different ending? What if when the younger son came home the father said to him “you are d...
Saturday, January 14, 2012

Whose God Is It Anyway?

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If I were watching football now it would be the Chelsea-Sunderland match I recorded this morning and have yet to watch, not the American ver...
Wednesday, July 06, 2011

More Justice Questions

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I haven't been blogging here much lately as I've been blogging on the Lord's Prayer for Darkwood Brew , so one of my most recen...
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Sunday, June 05, 2011

Blest Be the Ties that Bind

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You never want to have a reason to have a sign like this outside your church BUT if there is a reason (like the tornado that hit our town) t...
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Monday, May 02, 2011

Was Justice Done?

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So what is justice? Is it an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth? Is it a balancing of the scales? Is it the restoration of the status...
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Thursday, April 21, 2011

Holy Week Possibilities: Thursday

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So who exactly is this Joseph of Arimathea guy? Leaving a body on a cross for the inevitable, gruesome destruction by predators would have ...
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Holy Week Possibilities: Wednesday

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Today I return to the question about why the Sanhedrin didn't stone Jesus to throw into the mix that there were a whole lot more people ...
Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Holy Week Possibilities: Tuesday

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So what if we really took the parable of the Last Supper seriously? What if we realized every time we took the bread and cup that we are ju...
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Monday, April 18, 2011

Holy Week Possibilities: Monday

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Did Jesus run into trouble because the religion of his day was corrupt? There is no hard evidence in the Bible, but there are hints. Surely ...
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Sunday, April 17, 2011

Holy Week Possibilities: Sunday

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Jesus' disciples continuously failed to grasp and/or believe what he told them. He let them know that he was going to Jerusalem in order...
Friday, March 25, 2011

Choosing Religion

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We all make choices that reflect what we have faith in. We borrow and lend in faith. We plan our futures in faith that important things will...
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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Violent Solutions

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One more time our nation is attempting to end violence with violence. It is indeed horrendous what the Libyan government is doing to its own...
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Coming Together for the Common Good

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Stories about division and conflict among religious groups are hardly news because they are all too common. So examples of diverse religiou...
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Monday, April 07, 2008

A Lesson in Caring

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Central Massachusetts is a long way from Zambia, but somewhere soon in Zambia 380 care kits will arrive that were assembled at Tantasqua Reg...
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Monday, March 31, 2008

Unity at What Cost?

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In his landmark speech about race, Barack Obama apparently has chosen to ignore some difficult claims raised by the sermons of his former pa...
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Thursday, March 27, 2008

So?

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In an interview shown by ABC's Good Morning America this past Wednesday, the fifth anniversary of the war in Iraq, Vice President Dick C...
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Monday, March 17, 2008

The Preacher and the Politician

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This week, Barack Obama has come under fire because of belief by association. Sermons by his long-time pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, ha...
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Monday, March 10, 2008

An Immoral Document

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In a recent interview with Ann Curry, President Bush claimed that the poor performance of the economy had more to do with building too many...
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Tuesday, March 04, 2008

Let the Truth Defend Itself

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One of the foundational principles that allows democracy to function ethically is transparency. The current administration has already done...
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