This week there were a two examples of what faith in the public square should look like and they happen to be bipartisan.
Faith, Love and Politics
(In)Visible
How are we going to be a visible presence in our community?
Why Our Church Isn’t Progressive
As I was scanning Facebook the other day, I noticed a church Facebook page that claimed they are a progressive church. More mainline Protestant congregations are declaring themselves as a progressive congregation, meaning a congregation that focuses on LGBTQ rights, the environment, race, abortion and other issue that would be issues from the political left.... Continue Reading →
The Most Hopeful Time of the Year
Anyone who knows me knows that I hate the Christmas song, "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year." It just seems to be a song that is so sickly sweet in a way that just isn't real. I also don't understand the part of the song that talks about "scary ghost stories." Why would you... Continue Reading →
Yesterday Once More
A few years ago when I was back home in Flint, a memory came back to me as I went down a certain road. The memory was seeing those auto carrier trucks lumber down the road. The trucking company had it’s main garage on the eastside of town and you would see truck after truck... Continue Reading →
Advent In the Hole
Here’s the thing: hope doesn’t depend on us. It doesn't happen our time schedule. We must have hope that things won't always stay the same even though that hope is a ways off.
Delis and Supermarkets
First Christian is a deli church.
The Faith Experience
When Prince died on April 21, I wrote a post on another blog about how Prince made it easier for black kids like me to be gay. Growing up with the machismo that was such a part of the culture I grew up in during the 70s and 80s, Prince was a godsend. Speaking of... Continue Reading →
Enough
I'm never sure if you people can sense that I don't always feel confidence in myself. There are days, more often than not, when I don't think I'm enough. This sense of not being up to the task has been around me for as long as I remember. I don't always feel like I'm good... Continue Reading →
X & Y, By & By
Mark 8:27 - 9:8 During my freshman year in high school, I was introduced to Algebra. Math was always something that took a bit longer for me to comprehend and sitting in Ms. Collier's class this was no different. I would look at the numbers and got stuck on the whole concept of x and... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 