Attorney General Sessions would do well to read the entire letter of Romans – or at least all of chapter 13.
Pressler, Patterson and Trump: dancing with demagogues
The folks who fell for Pressler and Patterson in the 1980s are the same folks who voted for Trump in 2016. They all live in the same bubble.
#VeryBiblical: a response to Jeff Sessions
We must let our elected leaders know that people of faith will not support a misreading of scripture or stand by while our government destroys families.
Those children
Amid the atrocities on the southern border, we have to stand up for the sanctity of these human lives.
What is the Spirit saying about female and LGBTQ clergy?
Perhaps it’s time to connect the dots and try to puzzle out what God’s Spirit is painting among us.
Does a seminary education stick?
Every pastor needs ancient reservoirs to sustain relevant ministry.
A little side-eye to John R. Rice and others of his ilk
I was a Master of Divinity student at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary from 1973 to 1975. As regularly occurred with women students, I had been admitted to the School of Religious Education. Yet, I enrolled in all M.Div. courses because…
Cynicism pales in the face of wonder
The wonders of nature can bless us with an expanded vision of who we are and whose we are.
The Wrong Kind of Jesus: From Symbol to Substance
Distinguishing Right Jesus and Wrong Jesus is hard, especially when a weaponized Christ is used – right and left of center – to intimidate or exclude each other.
Yes, the Bible teaches social justice
The words “justice” and “social justice” have long drawn the ire of segments of American Christianity, particularly white evangelical leaders. They have consistently said that it is unbiblical, un-Christian, and yes, un-American. Baptist News Global reported on May 18 that…
Grief: ever-present but perhaps someday … beautiful?
Grief is simultaneously a raw, hurt-filled terrain of the heart, and, as the calendar pages flip, its occasional infliction of breath-sucking pain becomes the only tangible connection you have to the one you’ve lost. This is neither good nor bad, as my spiritual director would say. It just is.
iPhone or Incarnation? It’s hard to engage both.
iPhone or Incarnation? It’s hard to engage both.
Consider doing something radical: put down your smartphone and be truly present with another human being.











