Seedling

God’s Refreshing Absence

The Cloud covered the Tent of Meeting, and the Glory of GOD filled The Dwelling. Moses couldn’t enter the Tent of Meeting because the Cloud was upon it, and the Glory of GOD filled The Dwelling. Whenever the Cloud lifted from The Dwelling, the People

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What Are You Waiting For?

Garden of Grace United Church of Christ, Columbia, S.C. Readings for the Second Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 11:1-10, Matthew 3:1-12 I sat down to write a sermon this week. I started on Monday. I got an idea. I wrote some stuff down. I got another

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A Bible Lesson for Liberals

Presented at the South Carolina Progressive Network Summit Hello, my name is Neal, and I’m a recovering Baptist. One of the reasons I fell in love with Unitarian Universalists and became one is because, unlike any other religious group I have known, they can laugh

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Seminar 1: Spiritual Self-Defense for GLBT Christians

One installment of a three-part series Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people are constantly told they are sick and sinful — that their very lives are an abomination to God. These words, repeated in pulpits, yelled at us from street corners and often said by

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The End Is Near

A priest and pastor from the local parishes are standing by the side of the road holding up a sign that reads, “The End is Near! Turn yourself around now before it’s too late!” They planned to hold up the sign to each passing car.

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Improvements in Hell

An engineer died and ended up in Hell. He was not pleased with the level of comfort in Hell, and began to redesign and build improvements. After a while, they had toilets that flushed, air conditioning, and escalators. Everyone grew very fond of him. One

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Letters to the Editor

Editor: I don’t know if it is right or wrong to be gay but I do believe you are saving souls and making people and God happy. I found your insights most helpful and believe translation problems are costing souls. Thank you for your time