We Got Next
Too often, when we make out our lists of resolutions for the New Year, they seem like drudgery. And if the very chore of making up a list is drudgery, we can only imagine what trying to carry out our resolutions might be like. Maybe
Dancing With God
“This is where the trouble always begins,” I told my partner. We were watching the movie “Evan Almighty.” In this follow-up to “Bruce Almighty,” actor Steve Carell reprises his role as television anchor Evan Baxter. The movie opens with Baxter announcing from the news desk
This Little Light of Mine
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-28, John 1:6-28 This morning’s song comes from Grammy-award winning blues singer and guitarist Keb’ Mo’. Born Kevin Moore he was born and raised in Compton, California. This song, “Let Your Light Shine,”
This Is Not Your Father’s Kingdom
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the 25th Sunday after Pentecost: 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11, Matthew 25:14-30 Take these shoes Click clacking down some dead end street Take these shoes, And make them fit Take this shirt, Polyester white trash made
The Seventeenth Chapter
A Sunday school teacher was giving her class the assignment for the next week. “Next Sunday,” she said, “we are going to talk about liars, and in preparation for the lesson, I want you all to read the Seventeenth Chapter of Mark.” The following week
You Ask Him
A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because even though they were a very large mammal their throat was very small. The little girl stated Jonah was swallowed
Leviticus 19: On Loving the Alien
“The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were aliens in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.” -Leviticus 19:34 The whole 19th chapter of Leviticus
Marriage Equality and Everything Else
“Are you excited about Connecticut?” While waiting to enter a radio studio for an hour of give-and-take on hot political issues affecting the LGBT community, it was a question another panelist found central. It was certainly of interest to the program’s listeners. But, surprisingly, I
Gay Marriage: WWJD?
Popes and presidents, archbishops, governors and legislators, Neo-Nazi skinheads in Wyoming or Idaho, Baptist fundamentalists in Virginia and even African Methodist Episcopal Reverend Doctors in Boston, Massachusetts — We’ve heard what they would do regarding “Gay Marriage.” However, because the opponents of gay and lesbian
Letters to the Editor
Editor: Thank you so much for addressing the Bible and homosexuality in clear and concise way. I am taking a moral ethics class and the topic this week is sexual orientation. Your site helped me explain why divine law supports gay marriage. This is a