Romans 13:11-14; Isaiah 2:1-5
Pastoral Prayer: Lord God, we lose track of time. Not the progress of time, have our calendars for that. Instead, we lose the significance of Divine moments in the way we track time. Advent reminds us of the coming of Jesus, an interruption in all … Continue reading
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Solomon the Wise King faced the impossibility of ethics. The story is well known. His response to the dilemma came in rooting out the true mother. When the baby’s mother declared, “Give her the living baby but please don’t have him killed,” Solomon knew the true mother would love … Continue reading
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“There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief. “There’s too much confusion I can’t get no relief . . ..” Learning to read the Bible as a child and a young adolescent meant always looking up and hoping to get out of … Continue reading
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You should pay attention to Anthony Smith. Several years ago I helped coordinate a facilitated interview with Anthony for a group of students. He inspired me to pick up a copy of the Baldwin: Collected Essays. I thought you may need to be encouraged to hope for … Continue reading
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What if in our most honest moments we admit we really want things to stay the same? Republicans and Democrats posture as though they want a new way – a post-partisan solution to what ails our out of sight spending habits. Really, they just offer another illustration of Black … Continue reading