With less than two weeks before election day in the United States, I find it appropriate to re-visit what I wrote shortly after the election in 2016. In four years, most people in the United States are worse than they were before while the top tier is better off. We’ve… Read More »Reflecting on the Election as a Progressive Christian Minister
It’s been a challenge for organized religion. Many local congregations face financial collapse. Sampling a few websites for a few churches, what stands out most is not the spiritual care they may offer but a donation button for online contributions. Of course, there are the protests from “true believers” insisting… Read More »The Essential Church
I am seriously disheartened by the form of Christianity that is most prominent in the United States today. Conservative Evangelical Christianity dominates the public sphere. Evangelical leaders make statements which demonstrate their support the politics of the privileged minority while using their media platforms to raise more money for their… Read More »A Christian Minister Dishearten by Contorted American Christianity
We are living in a time of political discord. This is true in many countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and throughout the Middle East, Latin America and Africa. To say that there are large segments of people in many countries who are dissatisfied with their political… Read More »Prophetic Faith: The Spirit of Social Justice Today
I often hear it said, “People never change.” This adage is generally repeated in a moment of frustration and at that time, it seems to be true. Is it that people don’t ever change or that people don’t change in the ways we want and when we want? Is personal… Read More »A Lesson in Personal Change: The Life of Oscar Romero
The events of the last two weeks have given me a great deal to think about. Two weeks ago, the country was poised in vigil waiting the announcement from the Grand Jury in St. Louis on whether changes would be made against Officer Darren Wilson for the shooting of Michael… Read More »Advent and the Challenge of Ferguson
It was an enjoyable evening with friends. A half dozen of us gathered in a restaurant for dinner. I hadn’t realized it until we all sat at the table: three of us were members of the clergy while the other three hold no connection to organized religion. Given the make-up… Read More »Giving or Giving Up for Lent
It was a warm summer night. Eighteen thousand people made their way in 95 degree humid weather for the event. As I moved through the crowd to my seat, I was struck by the diversity of ages, races, and signs of economic status. The man to my right was Japanese… Read More »The Black Eyed Peas: Living a Dream
