[The first thing I did with the congregation post-election was to solicit reactions and hold an evening prayer for those who wanted to share their reactions to the election.]
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Christmas is about welcoming the stranger
Christmas Eve Sermon 2019 If you heard someone say, “All I want for Christmas…” some people would think of a song... a really, really old song. A song from way back in 1994: “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” If you’re as old as I am, you might hear that and remember a song [...]
Bishop Curry: Fire of Love and Justice
Getting to church forty-five minutes early on a Thursday night should get you a seat but not when attending the "Reclaiming Jesus" event with its amazing diversity of speakers and urgent call to truth-telling. National City Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) filled every seat on May 24th. Next door, Luther Place was taking the overflow [...]
PATRIOT ACTs
Patriotism can be a dangerous thing and people should be more suspicious of how it gets employed and how we get manipulated by its abusers. Everyone is suspicious of lawyers and politicians but patriotic fervor seems to go untested and makes our overrides our critical thinking.
Statement of Lutheran Clergy Rejecting White Supremacy, Terrorism, and Violence
Rolf Jacobsen: "As Lutheran clergy, we recognize our tradition’s difficult history regarding racism and bigotry. "
We’re Not In Mayberry Anymore (Thank God).
"I don't need to live in a country were Christians are in charge and I don't understand people who think that would make it better in any way."
Profiles in Leadership
For sixteen years, presidents and leaders of both parties were clear that we did not blame all Muslims for the actions of a fringe conspiracy that cloaked itself with a holy scripture.
Forced Relocation: April 1942
A five year old tells the story of the spring of 1942, when soldiers with bayonets brought his family to a concentration camp.
America is Great. And it’s not.
American history is often dark but surprises us with our ability at times to do the right thing in spite of ourselves.
America Never Was
Where, when, how did America go wrong?
Jim O'Hanlon 