Hope’s Hard Work

Hopefully, the enthusiasm of this new reality will continue as the hard work of true change begins. We all took a step forward Tuesday as our 44th president was sworn into office. With nearly 2 million Americans huddled against the cutting cold, it was an amazing...

A Meditation for Advent

I am recruiting 15-18 young people, students in high school, college, university or seminary who will serve on a Young Preachers Leadership Team. We will gather for a retreat in January, convene for a week-long Preaching Camp in June, and host the first Festival of...

‘Shared Glory’

Our text this morning comes from the time in Jewish history known as “the days of the Judges.” It’s that part of Jewish history told in a “minor key” because it was a time of shame and apostasy by the people of Israel. Think about it,...

Don’t Be ‘Incurious’

Did anyone know just how incurious the president could be when he marched into the White House eight years ago? When asked to name a mistake he might have made in his first term he couldn’t think of one. Even today there seems to be no sense of acceptance of how...

‘Letting Go of Our Ego’

In Eastern cultures, the tradition of bowing has always been a part of refined social etiquette. By bowing and bending to each other, members of Eastern cultures show respect and humility before others. There exists a whole language of bowing ”bows of different...