Church

Exploring 1 Timothy – Sound Words

In the coming days and weeks, I would like us to take a break from all of this political commentary and dig into a lovely little book of the Bible …

State

Fear in the U.S.A.

One glance at my Facebook feed right now tells me that a lot of people have a lot of opinions about the executive orders President Trump has signed in his …

Church / Society / State

Being Female in the Era of Trump

In light of the events of the past few days (here I refer not to the AFC and NFC Championship Games, but to the Presidential Inauguration and Women’s March on …

Church / Society

The Reformer Who Wrote Erotic Poetry

History is full of odd tales, and nowhere more so than during the Protestant Reformation. We have, for example, the much beloved story of how Martin Luther’s future wife, Katharina …

State

The Right to not Vote

During the contentious election year that we just experienced here in the United States, it did not seem fitting for me to add to the controversy. A single look at …

Church

Two Ways to Think about the Lord’s Supper

Friends, I would like to consider today the deeper meanings of that meal we call the Lord’s Supper or Eucharist, for I feel that in many places, its importance has …

Society

How Becoming a Buckeye Changed Me

The world is full of conversion tales: people who switched from Christianity to Islam, Democrats who decided to become Republicans, Samsung fanboys who ran to the Apple store when their …

Church / Reconciliation

Awaken!

This is the latest in a series of essays on the topic of reconciliation. You can find links to the previous articles at the bottom of this page. The year …

Church / Reconciliation

Christ is All in All

This is the latest in a series of essays on the topic of reconciliation. You will find links to the other articles below. As I noted in the previous essay, …

Church / Reconciliation

Truth with a Capital ‘T’

This is the latest in a series of essays on the topic of reconciliation. You will find links to the other articles at the bottom of this page. When I …