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Category Archives: Misc
Please, Evangelical Christians, I Beg You
“You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lamp stand, and it gives light to all in … Continue reading
Can I Ban Remember When?
Like any church with a lot of long-time members, and certainly like any church that is the midst of the Mainline decline, it’s a fairly common occurrence to hear the construction “remember when” at the start of a sentence or … Continue reading
Posted in Misc, My Life as Pastor
Tagged Christian Church, Mainline Decline, mission, Remember when
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The Funny Thing About Numbers
A math professor friend of mine likes to joke that real math doesn’t use numbers. The church could use a similar sort of approach. Do real churches need numbers? Attending a Conference meeting at a church about an hour from … Continue reading
Posted in Maine Cautionary Tales, Misc
Tagged church and numbers, Church decline, Mainline Church
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On Walking Out, Protesting and Making Change
Today, high school students from around the country are planning to walk out of their classrooms at 10:00, in remembrance of the students and staff killed in the Parkland shooting and to demand stricter gun control laws—unless they are having … Continue reading
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Tagged gun control, Harvard Divinity School, National School Walkout, Parkland, Protest, school shootings
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Our Children Are Not the Enemy
My 18-year-old son is a senior in high school. On the day after the high school shooting in Parkland, Florida, as my son gathered his things to head to school, I went to give him a hug good-bye. He tensed … Continue reading
The Ways of Men, and Women, Politics, Power and Morality
The explosion of stories regarding sexual harassment and misconduct is unsettling, while it is also a sort of relief. Finally, this issue is getting some important attention. We find ourselves in not really new territory. But, we are certainly in … Continue reading
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Tagged Bill Clinton, Feminism, morality, sexual misconduct, Sexual Misconduct in the Church
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Guns, Violence and Church
Last Sunday, on a gloomy and gray afternoon, we gathered from a wide swath of Maine, representing various United Church of Christ congregations along the Kennbec Valley and the northwestern part of the state, up to the Canadian border. We … Continue reading
Posted in Misc
Tagged commandments, Golden Rule, guns, mass shootings, NRA, Texas Church Shooting, violence
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