If I am to preach from the margins, I have to somehow genuinely be in solidarity with the marginalized. But how? The attempt to practice a real presence amongst those who are… read more

Thomasina stood up among a group of fellow pastors to tell us her vision for herself. “I am committed to self-regulation and to be the pastor my people need me to be.” … read more

Several of my friends are in long-term recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction. Many of them tell stories about hitting bottom.  They lost a job or a spouse. A DWI landed… read more

The beginning of the Easter Vigil is dramatic, and its drama may be remembered even now, at the other pole of the year, during our passage through autumn. Easter Vigil begins… read more

Let’s look at this week’s lections in reverse order. Mark 10:17-31 (here's a sermon I did on this recently) opens a window for us into an encounter… read more

The Christian movement we call “fundamentalism” began in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, largely in reaction to the rise of modernity and liberal… read more