Until about a week ago, I had never heard of Asbury University. Someone pointed out that there was something going on there. I had to look up where it was. “Oh, it’s in Kentucky.” That was my response. I went to the school website. There wasn’t anything on the...

(Had the opportunity to lead worship and preach at Zion Lutheran Church in York, PA this weekend. Here’s the sermon that I preach in response to the reading from Matthew 17, the story about the Transfiguration of Jesus) Have you ever had those times in your life where there...

Let’s get right to the heart of it. I’m willing to bet most pastors have heard this statement uttered towards them at some point in their pastorate. Probably after a really difficult sermon on a difficult topic. Most likely on a passage of Scripture that they would have preferred...

But there is a boundary with “need.” It’s not an unlimited check. Unlimited checks can be abused. “We need each other” is a phrase that I have heard over the years and I think there is a great deal of truth in it. It speaks to a few things...

I don’t know if any of this has any connection. It’s more of an observation of current things than anything else. The Super Bowl is this Sunday. It’s the American Civil Religion’s High Holy Day event of the year. It’s easy to pick on of course, from a theological...

…I’d like to propose something. I’m not sure how many churches do this already. I hope there are churches that do. I hope this is not a novel or new idea actually. I hope it’s an unnecessary idea. Churches and denominations have constitutions that spell out lots of things....

I’m sure there’s a better term for it, but that’s the term I’m settling on for now – passive aggressive communication. Our society and culture uses this form of communication, if we want to actually call it communication, to talk about politics, religion, relationships, community, values, and a whole...

Are these even the only two options that we have? Some would argue that. For the sake of argument, I’m going to say no, these aren’t the only two options. I think there’s a whole range of options. Maybe a spectrum that we all fall on. I know that...

Let’s explore some questions. I’m curious what it takes to stir people to action? That’s the question I want to play with today. What is it that will rouse people from their routines to say “I’ve had enough!” Of course this can happen in various ways, not always for...

College Board Communications February 2, 2023 Today, the Advanced Placement Program delivered its long-planned release of the official framework for the AP Cruelty Studies course. The official framework has been under development for nearly five years. “We’re truly excited to offer this course,” said Jerome Sellers, College Board Communications...