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Act Fast, Part One
My pastor shared a statistic with our congregation on Sunday that’s stuck with me all week causing me to recognize my need to act fast. The statistic claimed that Black Americans spend 91% of their income on consumption. My quick… Continue reading
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Holy Bothering: Protest as Prayer
Watching the students at Columbia University protesting this week in solidarity with Palestine, undeterred by suspensions and arrests, has been a moving experience. It is deeply hopeful to see students breaking through the layers of institutionally imposed silence, risking their… Continue reading
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Mrs Job and Mr Job
I recently wrote some liturgies for a local Australian group. The liturgies are designed so that a lay leader can pick it up and lead a service without being overwhelmed by preparation or study. There are a range of writers… Continue reading
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But Where Were His Parents? A Reflection on the Man Born Blind
I hope it might lead us all to reflect on how we—either as families or individuals—are living out our responsibilities to our communities. Continue reading
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Beginning with Forgiveness
Every Sunday, a clergy friend pronounces God’s forgiveness before the corporate confession. In the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer (p. 360), it specifies that we confess first, and then the priest or bishop pronounces forgiveness: “Almighty God have mercy on… Continue reading
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Why I Haven’t Returned to Church Post-COVID
There has been much written about people not returning to church after COVID. The things I have read are mostly from those who returned, lamenting (or judging) those who did not. I am one of those who did not return.… Continue reading
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I Hate St. Augustine and So Should You
I do not say “hate” lightly. His worst rhetorical excesses pushed Christian theology to a radically toxic message, one that is hard to extricate from our doctrine. I did not come to this position in an offhand, uninformed way, though.… Continue reading
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The Spirituality of Matthew Perry: Addiction, God’s Love, and the Living Light
What I had not anticipated in reading Perry’s memoir was the inclusion of religious aspects to his story. … I knew Perry more as Chandler Bing than I did as a religious person. But there is a spiritual sense in… Continue reading
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Exploring Narcissistic Traits Among Christian Leaders
For most narcissists, they possess enough charm and charisma that they are often exalted as visionary thought leaders and other exemplary terms by those who only focus on their glowing press releases and bank accounts. In other words, the very… Continue reading
