Churches and Their History with Slavery
Historian John Fea recently pointed out an article in the New York Time about how one Rhode Island Church is coming to grips with their past history of slavery....
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Donald Trump and the Bible
In a recent interview on the Bloomburg Networks “With All Due Respect,” GOP Presidential candidate and member of the Presbyterian Church Donald Trump was asked ...
Mindfulness and Email
As a follow up to last week’s essay on mindfulness I thought I would share some thoughts on mindfulness in communication especially email. Email is here to sta...
The Great Refusal
The Gospel of Matthew 19:16-26 At that time, a young man came up to Jesus, kneeling and saying, “Good Teacher, what good deed must I do, to have eternal l...
Mindfulness in Conversation
There was a time, not long ago, that if you disagreed with someone it was on the basis of their argument and not on their personality. Today it seems all the r...
How to Forgive
Just like last week we need to back up a few verses to put this passage in the proper context. Starting with verse 21 Peter asks Jesus how many times we are to...
10 Things I Learned at the National Church Leadership Institute
This past week I had the great privilege to attend the National Church Leadership Institute held at Andover Newton Theological Seminary and sponsored by the Cen...
What is Progressive Christianity
For a few days this week I am attending the National Church Leadership Institute sponsored by the Center for Progressive Renewal. The first observation I will ...
The Essential Faith
The Gospel of Matthew 17:14-23 At that time, a man came up to Him and kneeling before Him said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he...
The 4 Stages of the Christian Life
The hunger of the human situation does not end in Jesus Christ it only grows stronger. The restless soul is at rest, and the hungry heart gets satisfied. So wha...