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what exactly do you do all day?
One of the most frequent questions I get about my job goes something like this: What exactly do you do all day? It’s a fair question but tricky to answer given how varied each day can be. I’m probably not the only pastor who has a tough time answering this type of question. While thinking…
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a proper response to privelege and inequality?
Keith and I have been conversing in the comments of last week’s Has Obama’s election fulfilled Dr King’s Dream? post. I want to move a portion of Keith’s latest comment to this post for your consideration. But I had trouble coming up with why the systemic inequalities are my fault or up to me to…
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roe v. wade, march for life & the inauguration
Today is the 26th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Roe v. Wade in 1973. One year later the first March for Life was held in Washington DC, “as a collective effort of grassroots prolife Americans to assure that our state and federal laws shall protect the right to life of each human in…
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archbishop desmond tutu’s reality
As part of Sunday’s sermon I read a portion of a Homiletics Online interview with Jim Wallis. In the interview Wallis tell the following story about South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu. I hoped the story would help illustrate the passage from Acts 4 where the apostles are arrested and are brought before the religious authorities. …
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keeping it fresh
I’ve made a few minor changes to the blog to welcome in the new year. Nothing too dramatic: The photo and text on the sidebar have been tweaked. The contact & subscribe page has been renamed to keep in touch. This page has also been edited and includes links to my other online haunts. A…
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