A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. But (Jesus) was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and (the disciples) woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that
Run to your dreaming when you’re alone Unplug the TV and turn off the phone Get heavy on with diggin’ your ditch -Dave Matthews Band – “Diggin’ a Ditch” “How’s your meditation practice coming?” my friend said with a slight smile. He smiled because the
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for Ash Wednesday: Joel 2:12-18, Matthew 6:1-15 Let me begin with a couple of silly questions: How many of you use a computer? How many of you have had your computer crash? I imagine many
One installment of a three-part series From Genesis to Leviticus to 1 Kings, the Old Testament is often used as a weapon against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. Despite Jesus’ insistence that we are no longer under Old Testament law, modern day Christians still
A filmmaker named Lisa Darden is trying to bridge the gap between GLBT people and those on the “other side.” Her new film project, For Such a Time as This, features interviews with leaders in the gay and anti-gay communities — including the editor of a
Read the related article on Rick Brentlinger Read the related article on Lisa Darden Just when you thought that not another book could be written to shed new light on the so-called “clobber passages” that are used against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Christians, along
Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings: Isaiah 49:1-7, Matthew 23:1-7, 23-34 Please rise as you are able and do as I do. Stand on one leg. Touch your nose. Pat your head. Now jump up and down. Turn to your neighbors
A Baptist couple decide that they want to get a dog. As they are walking down the street in town, they notice that a sign in the pet shop is advertising “Christian Puppies.” Their interest piqued, they go inside. “How do you know they’re Christian
Struggling to make ends meet on a first-call salary, the pastor was livid when he confronted his wife with the receipt for a $250 dress she had bought.”How could you do this?!” “I was outside the store looking at the dress in the window, and
Read the rest of the series Last time we spoke about how the Bible is a tool whose misuse of the Bible by ministers and the church has cause a lot of hurt in many people. I shared some experiences I have seen along these