An invocation for Memorial Day

This year I was asked to give the benediction at the Memorial Day remembrance in my town. I’ve been asked before, but has always declined the invitation. I’m a strong proponent of the separate of church and state, and find blurring the lines between civil and revealed religion disagreeable. This year, however, I was motivated…

Welcome to synchronicity…

Conservatives tell me all the time that they don’t confuse the country with God.  They tell me this even when they are complaining when I won’t let them sing the Star Spangled Banner during worship when the 4th of July falls on a Sunday, but they tell me this.  Now, however, I’ve got a video…