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Monthly Archives: December 2015
Tamir: A Confession
I am complicit in your death, Tamir, and in the life-negating injustice which followed. I have never feared for my children’s safety in the presence of police officers. But police officers gunned you down as you played with a pellet … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Christianity, Racism, Uncategorized
Tagged cleveland, injustice, take our country back, Tamir Rice, white complicity
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“The Force Awakens” – A Christmas (Eve) Sermon
(You can listen to a podcast of this message here. The telling of the Christmas Gospel on which it is based, Luke 2:1-20, can be heard here.) If the Star Wars universe was Lutheran, every time someone said, “May the … Continue reading
Joseph Did You Know?
It was a wonderful half hour. It happened on the day my daughter, Autumn, was born. She emerged into the world through a C-Section, and after the doctor was done with the delivery, and the nurses were through weighing her and … Continue reading
Nothing To Do with My Savior
Fear provokes folks to do strange things. It inspired the president of the largest Christian University in the country to carry a handgun in his back pocket as he spoke to his students at a convocation this past Friday. He must be really … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Christianity
Tagged Christians and Guns, Guns, Jerry Falwell, Liberty University, Muslims and Christians, Violence
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Anxiety Sucks (And So Do Panic Attacks)
I did something death-defying last week. At least it felt death-defying, kind of like a paratrooper with acrophobia taking the first step out of an airplane. I did it even though I dreaded what might happen, even though the apprehension of … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Living, Christianity
Tagged Anxiety, Anxious, Christian anxiety and panic attacks, counselling, Panic Attacks
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The Unexpected Pastor 