To say that Jesus is Lord is to echo one the earliest and most basic Christian confessions. Lordship language came right out of the Roman culture: Caesar claimed for himself the titles “son of God” and “Lord.” To claim the…
What does it mean to confess that Jesus is Lord?
Beginner’s mind
Tomorrow morning I’m going to slip a clerical robe over my shoulders and drape a green liturgical stole around my neck. I will line up behind the choir, along with the other pastors and liturgists, process up an impossibly long…
Court acquits ex-Vatican official in money smuggling case
The Religious Right’s Donald Trump dilemma
Sarah Palin endorses Donald Trump with a ‘hallelujah’ aimed at evangelical voters
Atheist seeks removal of ‘God’ from US currency — again
How one of the oldest black congregations is sharing its story with the world
Maybe you should stay. Maybe…
Posted by Garwood Anderson on January 18, 2016 A durable modern and first-world “problem” is what to do next. People didn’t always spend a lot of energy wondering what they should do next. “Next” was defined by the passage of…
Mind the chasm: 12 reflections on the clergywomen’s wage gap
A collection of stories from clergywomen reflecting on the wage gap that systematically keeps women from earning as much as men for equal service to the Kingdom. A recent article drew out the wage gap between male clergy and female…