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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …