I can’t believe that July is already here. In America July is a big month. July is National Blueberry Month, National Anti-Boredom Month, Unlucky Month for weddings, National Cell Phone Courtesy Month (we sure need that), National Picnic month, and, perhaps most importantly, it is National Ice Cream Month. Here are some of the important […]
June is Gay Pride month. On June 28, 1969 at the Stonewall Inn in New York City, police yet again made a raid. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) people had tolerated the abuse from police long enough. So, when push came to shove during biased and unreasonable raids and arrests, it was the […]
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Can you name all the federal holidays? Do you know how many federal holidays there are? It is not uncommon for an average American citizen to not be able to name all the federal holidays and describe the focus of the holiday. Depending on the year, there are a total of 11 federal holidays. Some […]
Every year I struggle with what to preach on Resurrection Sunday. I mean really, what can you say that hasn’t already been said, Christ is risen, Alleluia, now go home? I jest of course. Most of my congregants and friends will say that preaching on Easter Sunday must be easy since it’s the same theme […]
The thought of wilderness can be agonizing for some of us. I confess, I’m not always seeking to be in solitude or out in the boonies for too long. As a city dweller, the wilderness quiet and inward musing can seem daunting and isolating. However, the older I get the more introverted I have become; […]
What makes a happy new year? We say, “Happy New Year” every time January 1 rolls around, hoping that by doing so we will each experience a better year than last, that our economy and employment will be stronger, the world might become more peaceful and less violent, and that we might progress in how […]
It never fails, every Advent someone asks me, should we wait until Christmas Eve to put the baby Jesus in the manger or is it okay to include him with the rest of the decorations? I think it was eighteen years ago, my first Christmas living in Bellevue, that I heard on the news that […]
Earthquakes and fires, hurricanes and floods, mass shootings, racial-based hostilities, and social resistance have submerged our daily lives and emotions that some might wonder what is there to be thankful for. As we listen to news reports, visit Facebook, and read tweets, we encounter hundreds of reasons to be people of prayer and to set […]
Do you know what happened 500 years ago in October? Martin Luther (not Martin Luther King, Jr.), a Roman Catholic friar, priest, theologian, and professor, started the Protestant Reformation when he posted his Ninety-five Theses in Wittenberg, Germany, criticizing and protesting the sale of indulgences as well other practices of his church. From this Reformation […]