November 10, 2020 Thanksgiving: To Whom? For What? As families gather around their tables filled with so many good things to eat, is the real purpose of this holiday to catalogue all…
November 9, 2020 Thanksgiving Cook Books When considering how to celebrate the holiday, in addition to the prayers and thoughts suggested earlier, you may also appreciate some help in preparing…
November 4, 2020 What is Sin What is Sin? Contrary to popular understanding, sin does not consist of a catalogue of “bad behavior,” rather it is a state of being;…
November 3, 2020 Election Day Sermon It’s an old American custom to preach, on election day, a sermon about our responsibilities as citizens before we go to the polls. So…
October 25, 2020 Going to Hell in a Handbasket Going to Hell In a Handbasket It is a colorful phrase. For large numbers of people in the US, it powerfully depicts where we…
October 24, 2020 On Letting Go Faith is not so much about obeying laws and rules, it’s about liberation and letting go. Consider the Ten Commandments …
October 20, 2020 Abraham Lincoln’s God Abraham Lincoln’s God During a presidential election year, when politicians tend to invoke the name of God for partisan purposes, or “explain” various tragedies…
October 19, 2020 Is There Any Pleasure in a Prayer In the past people have often pondered the question, “Is there any power in a prayer?” Today there is a more pertinent question: “Is…
October 17, 2020 A Text for Today: The 23rd Psalm In this time between war and peace, between birth and death, between the people we are and those we’d like to become, I can…