Sunday, December 20, 2015

Advent from the Underside: 4th Sunday, Hope Amid the Scattered Thoughts and Aching, Proud Hearts

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Advent from the Underside: I met the hope of the world this morning in worship on this 4th Sunday of Advent, the day we set aside to wait...
Friday, December 11, 2015

New Directions, Light in the Darkness

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I am not the leader of one of the historic mainline Protestant denominations. That is likely a very good thing. But I am an ordained Presby...
Thursday, December 3, 2015

2015 Mass Shootings and a Prayer on the Declaration of Independence

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More mass shooting in 2015 than there have been days. Impotent leadership. After so long, even the most ardent prayers only placate. Sadn...
Monday, November 30, 2015

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First Week of Advent from the Underside: How Will You Prepare? If you live in the US, you celebrate Christmas, even if you aren’t relig...
Sunday, November 29, 2015

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The End is Always Near                                                                                                  First Sunday of...
Saturday, November 28, 2015

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Most Saturday mornings, I travel about 45 minutes west to the town of Woodstock, Illinois,  film location for the Bill Murray classic film,...
Friday, November 27, 2015

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Being a Chaplain in a Psychiatric Hospital and not a parish pastor has led me to develop a bit of a niche adapting to the Spiritual But Not...