No One Needs a Gun
As news outlets continue reporting an evolving narrative of what happened in Uvalde, I keep thinking about the source. Guns. The shooter used a gun. If he didn’t have a … Continue reading No One Needs a Gun
Category: Current Events
Another Mass Shooting – What will we do?
As the news of another mass shooting broke yesterday, I watched my feed fill with bits of worsening information. First, it said two people had died and many more were … Continue reading Another Mass Shooting – What will we do?
What is “Pro-Life”?
Abortion raced to the center stage of people’s attention in the U.S. this week. What had been defined as settled case law (i.e., Roe v. Wade) is not. Justices who … Continue reading What is “Pro-Life”?
Can someone be thankful while others suffer?
The furnace in my house warms the air around me. The roof over my head keeps the winter weather outside. My dogs sleep in the lazy morning sun pouring in … Continue reading Can someone be thankful while others suffer?
A Phenomenological Approach to COVID
What do we see? I see my house. You see your screen. There’s a finite limit to what we see. Rationalism suggests that if we touch a hot stove for … Continue reading A Phenomenological Approach to COVID
Who do we blame?
In the Gospel of John, several disciples asked Jesus who to blame for the tragedy of someone being born blind? Jesus answered, “Nobody. He was born blind so that God’s … Continue reading Who do we blame?
Mary’s Christmas Letter
Dear Friends, Warmest greetings on a cold Bethlehem night. I pray that this letter finds you well and that this past year has brought you much joy and happiness—despite all … Continue reading Mary’s Christmas Letter
Do we find what we seek?
Do we find what we seek? The way we’ve shaped Christianity, one would think it was all about being nice and middle class and ‘normal’ and under the law. Instead, finding leads to losing, and losing lets you find. Living leads to dying, but life leaves death behind.
Sermon Correction
On Sunday, I made a mistake in my sermon. As part of a list of bad news in the world, I said, “A white teenaged vigilante travelled from Illinois to … Continue reading Sermon Correction
A Transcendent God & the Equality Act
Someone asked me about the Equality Act, recently passed by the 117th Congress. As of February 26, the bill waits in the Senate Judiciary Committee. It has 48 co-sponsors. The … Continue reading A Transcendent God & the Equality Act
What might Paul say to heal the nation right now?
One week after people stormed the U.S. Capitol, the U.S. House of Representatives began impeachment proceedings. In the snippets I have heard from the debate, Representatives in favor of the … Continue reading What might Paul say to heal the nation right now?
What do you need to hear right now?
I struggled with what to say after last Wednesday, January 6. Seeing violent protestors crash through doors and windows of the U.S. Capitol shocked my sense of who we are … Continue reading What do you need to hear right now?