I have seen, over the past few months, a number of well-meaning people asserting that one of the things Jesus came to accomplish was to free people from shame. From what I gathering, the claim is if people are released from the shackles of shame they will be free to become the people they will…
Tag: Trump
Taking A Knee
Last week President Trump decided to seek some attention by referring to Colin Kaepernick a “son of a bitch” for kneeling during the National Anthem, and calling for other players to either be forced to stand or fired.
Faith In Action
Introduction Below is an edited version of the sermon I preached on January 29. It’s loosely based on James 2:14-26. “Loosely” because it’s not the sermon I had originally prepared. Events of this past week gnawed at my conscience, and led to a complete re-write Sunday morning, beginning around 6 AM. Message I had a…
Alternatives
This afternoon I began seeing a new Twitter hashtag, #alternativefacts. Given the response of our current administration to the relatively low attendance at the inauguration, I figured it must have something to with the Trump Whitehouse. I chuckled a bit at the hashtag and moved on. Then I learned the hashtag wasn’t actually made up,…
Pausing for Breath
I’ve been attempting to ponder today’s post for much of the day, but the words kept on failing me. Mostly because I have a policy about posting. I never post angry 1. Posting angry, whether it be on Facebook, instagram, snapchat, twitter, a blog, email, or an other form of social sharing never ends well….
An Idolatrous Promise
A recent comment on my post, Ironic Partisans pointed me to a well-written article about Donald Trump, authored by Rachel Held Evans. As readers of this blog are aware, I am desperately trying to avoid filling the echo chambers of social media with more fuel – but Rachel quoted something from Mr. Trump which I…
Painfully Hopeful 