Confession of a repentant iowa caucus skipper
The eyes of the world were fixed on Iowa tonight and the 2012 caucuses. And I sat on the floor in my living room, a…
church/state
Bible and Newspaper #1
Coming home from a recent conference in Washington, D.C., I’m trying to be more courageous. But I’m also faced with the reality that being a…
a few bytes of inspiration
I took copious notes at the recent GBCS forum I attended in Washington, D.C. And then I came home and had hoped to decipher and…
Judicial Retention and the Trust Clause of the UMC
This week in Iowa, three Supreme Court Justices were voted out of office. And I’m a little upset about it. A huge part of my…
The Other Two… Christ & the Holy Spirit
What changes has the practice of ministry had on your understanding of a) the “lordship of Jesus Christ,” and b) the work of the Holy…
the one we are waiting for
A couple of weeks ago, our president spoke before the nation and an audience at West Point to announce a surge in military personnel in…
torture, ethics, and the state
I commented at the end of my last post about a survey which shows Christians are more likely to support torture than non-church goers. Here…
thinking ecumenically and maybe a little politically
Lately, I have been having quite a few conversations, theologically and politically with fellow pastors. It would be fair to say that my current colleagues…