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Month: January 2018

Unanswered Prayer

Posted on January 31, 2018January 31, 2018 by LiberatingWord
Last Sunday my friend and Hartford Seminary colleague Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper did a beautiful and brilliant job of leading her congregation at Judson Memorial Church into a contemporary encounter with ... Read More

I Just Had To Be Alone

Posted on January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 by LiberatingWord
The assigned lesson for this Sunday is from Mark 1:29-39. Jesus heals Peter’s mother-in-law and then proceeds to heal the many others in the city who streamed to him. Then, verse 35 notes, “In... Read More

God in Drag

Posted on January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 by LiberatingWord
I worshipped at Judson Memorial Church yesterday, with my dear friend Rev. Dr. Donna Schaper. She was as brilliant as ever, and the service was the most completely congruent I’ve attended in a l... Read More

Finding the Time

Posted on January 25, 2018January 25, 2018 by LiberatingWord
One of my dearest friends is quite affluent. He worked hard and earned his money. He also is insightful and wise, which added to his success. At dinner recently, we talked about the tax plan that was ... Read More

Dreams for Their Children

Posted on January 24, 2018January 24, 2018 by LiberatingWord
In chapel at Hartford Seminary on Monday, Dr. Benjamin Watts preached about Joseph and his dreams. Dr. Watts prodded us to think about how our dreams shape who we are and what we are trying to accompl... Read More

The Truth About Immigration

Posted on January 23, 2018January 22, 2018 by LiberatingWord
In class yesterday, a pastor told a story about how her husband, who is from Columbia, was unable to return to that country for his father’s funeral because Immigration told him that if he left ... Read More

The Wall

Posted on January 22, 2018January 22, 2018 by LiberatingWord
There is a story about Abraham Lincoln that, whether or not it actually happened, I know is true. In the midst of the Civil War, a woman tried to encourage the president by assuring him that the North... Read More

We Created Trump

Posted on January 18, 2018January 17, 2018 by LiberatingWord
A casual comment made at a recent gathering of pastors I deeply respect has been fermenting in my soul. Someone shared their belief that prayer is energy released into the world, and then questioned i... Read More

Rejection

Posted on January 18, 2018January 17, 2018 by LiberatingWord
In October I left a church I love, and a city that felt like home, and a home that seemed too good to be true to come to New York for an exciting opportunity. Then, the week before Christmas, I learne... Read More

Incongruent Behavior

Posted on January 16, 2018January 15, 2018 by LiberatingWord
I am deeply honored to have pastored 10 different churches during my life. (One was a circuit of four churches.) It also has been my honor to consult with dozens of churches seeking to grow and to cha... Read More
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