Lectionary #30 Exodus 3:1-8a, 13-15 1 Corinthians 10:1-6, 10-12 Luke 13:1-9 Repent! It is a word that is out of fashion. It is a command that conjures images of a crazy person wearing a sandwich board sign that reads...
Read MoreAs the Papal Conclave grows closer, the media coverage of clergy sexual abuse (in part spurred by recent events) has grown louder. This is as it should be. The anger and pain caused by the actions (and omissions) of those in...
Read MoreOne of my first blog posts was about the death of Osama Bin Laden. In Relief or Rejoice? Reflections on the Death of Osama Bin Laden, in which I concluded As Christians, it is appropriate to feel a strong sense of relief but...
Read MoreLast week, I participated in a couple of online discussions on why people attend church. Most church goers suggested that it was about “being renewed” and “getting filled up again” for the week. These...
Read MoreLast night I had the pleasure of attending an event at Columbia’s Heyman Center for the Humanities on Global Inequality with an all star cast: Joseph Stiglitz (nobel laureate and Columbia Professor), James K. Gailbraith...
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