Monday, October 17, 2016

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2017: My Picks

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These are the artists I would choose to induct into the Hall of Fame's next class if I were dictator. * PEARL JAM    This is a true no...
Monday, July 04, 2016

Patriotic Playlist 2016

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"The Stars & Stripes Forever" by US Marines Band "We're an American Band" by Grand Funk Railroad "No More...
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Monday, May 30, 2016

Best Anti-War Movies

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10) Full Metal Jacket (1987) 9) Apocalypse Now (1979) 8) Saving Private Ryan (1998) 7) The Deer Hunter (1978) 6) Platoon (1986)...
Monday, March 21, 2016

Best Jesus Movies

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1 - Jesus of Nazareth (1977) 2 - Ben Hur (1959) 3 - The Passion of the Christ (2004) 4 - The Miracle Maker (2000) 5 - King of K...
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Friday, March 11, 2016

Easter letter 2016

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"Christ, being raised from the dead, will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. The death he died, he died to sin, ...
Tuesday, February 09, 2016

Considerations for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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If I were given dictatorial powers over the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, I would surely not induct all of these artists, but these are art...
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Wednesday, January 06, 2016

The Dilution of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

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When the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame began inducting artists in 1986 & 1987, it was obvious that the first to enter would be the "...
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Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Best Thanksgiving movies (& TV)

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10) Spider-Man (2002) 9) Home for the Holidays (1995) 8) The Blind Side (2009) 7) Seinfeld: The Mom & Pop Store (1994) 6) Al...
Wednesday, November 11, 2015

A "No Pharisee" Holiday

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Each year, as the holiday season approaches, the Pharisees come out. Many of them have been largely dormant since last year, but when the ...
Monday, July 27, 2015

The Cost of Proclaiming the Gospel

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A reminder that Jesus and his gospel are offensive even to many religious people: "Jesus, filled with the power of the Spirit, retur...
Wednesday, July 01, 2015

Episcopal Malfeasance

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In the days since the Supreme Court of the United States rendered its decision in the Obergefell v. Hodges case which has made same gender m...
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Prayer for Annual Conference 2015

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O gracious God, we pray for your holy Church in western Pennsylvania, meeting this week in Grove City, that you would be pleased to fill her...
Monday, May 04, 2015

I Took A Vow

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In July 1991, I took a vow. I stood before God at the altar of the local church in Johnstown, PA which had first nurtured my faith and I...
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Monday, February 09, 2015

Celebrating Marriage on Valentine's Day

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My Pastor's letter in the church's February newsletter... “A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with so...
Monday, January 26, 2015

Evangelicalism or Fundamentalism:
Getting Our Terms Right

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In today's American discourse, in both culture & religion, the terms "evangelical" and "fundamentalist" are ofte...
Monday, January 12, 2015

The Bounds of Christianity

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"A community with no boundaries can neither have a center nor be a community." Thomas Oden "Boundaries aren't all bad. ...
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Wednesday, January 07, 2015

Ministry Reading List for 2015

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Seeing Black & White in a Gray World: The Need for Theological Reasoning in the Church's Debate over Sexuality by Bill Arnold CAMP...
Monday, December 08, 2014

Our Advent playlist

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"Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" from Godspell "El Shaddai" by Amy Grant "Wait" by The Beatles "People ...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014

A Good Thing: Stores Open on Thanksgiving

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Each November for several years, I have seen postings on social media and heard conversations in which people denounce the fact that stores ...
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Thursday, November 06, 2014

Our Thanksgiving playlist

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"A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving" by the Vince Guaraldi Trio "Thanksgiving " by George Winston "Thank You Girl ...