Category: Community
Scrapbooking Jesus
One of the greatest risks when we enter interfaith exchanges is that we bring our scrapbooks of faith rather than the real, messy experience of it. And then, with our scrapbooks open on our laps, we [... Read More
Baby, You’re a Firework! – Humanism and the Hereafter
"I do not know how to prove physically, that we shall meet and know each other in a future state; nor does Revelation, as I can find, give us any positive assurance of such a felicity. My reasons for ... Read More
Oscars and Congregational Life
Sunday is Oscar night. Whether you're a fan of flicks or not, rest assured the congregants you lead are learning as much about faith from film as they are the local congregation. A need for worry? Not... Read More
Evangelicals and Muslims Loving God, Each Other, and the World Together?
Is conflict inevitable? Fighting and fighting words aside, relations between Evangelicals and Muslims are far from uniform.... Read More
Violence and Celebration in Revolutionary Times
Last week, amid the slowing of protests and the celebratory atmosphere in Egypt following the departure of former President Hosni Mubarak, a debate emerged over the honoring of police officers alleged... Read More
Rage in the Digital Age (pt. 2 of 2)
Rather than looking for the opposite of wrath, should we be looking for wrath’s perfection? The completion of wrath, rather than just its undoing? Patience isn’t something to avoid, but it’s not... Read More
Destructive Nature of the Muslim “Radicalization” Hearings
It is a nightmare for an entire religious tradition to be put on the stand as a collective for the actions of an extreme few. It is worse still when the extreme few are such a miniscule fraction of th... Read More
Disengagement: Try It!
In the overworked world of a clergy-person's life, dis-engaging can not only save your soul, but be a model for those you lead to bring balance to their own lives.... Read More