Lesson on Grace from Gout
For two weeks now, I have been limping because of gout. The first time it happened, I woke up with a painfully swollen right ankle. Of...
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- Aug 5
“Decline of the Christian Church”
Throughout history, the Christian Church’s importance in society rose and declined. In every culture, there has been a love-hate...
- Jul 28
“Pope’s Penitence”
This week Pope Francis offered a sweeping apology to Indigenous people on their native land in Canada for the sins of the Church against...
- Jul 23
“Mission Not Evangelism”
Many have lamented that the Christian Church has been losing its influence in the world for decades. However, this stems from a...
- Jul 15
“People of Grace”
Maryan and I left LA right after the service on June 26th for our trip to Midwest, and we will return to LA late Monday night. On Friday...
- Jul 8
“Moral Courage to Redeem Moral Culpability”
Recent morally-bankrupt decisions of the NOT-supreme corrupt court are the culmination of more than 50 years of power-buying schemes and...
- Jul 1
Life After Tragedy
Last Sunday, Maryan and I headed eastward to see our daughter and her partner in Michigan. At first, we talked much about the June 24...
- Jun 24
"The Dark Ages Repeating"
Today is a sad day. This morning a group of hate-driven-incompetent, six out of nine, supreme court (non-capitalization is intentional)...
- Jun 10
"Pride Month"
June is Pride Month. The current LGBTIQA+ pride movement promotes self-affirmation, dignity, equality, greater visibility, and acceptance...
- Jun 3
"Blowing in the Wind"
This Sunday, Rev. Kikanza Nuri Robins will be preaching as I attend a family wedding in Minnesota. We are grateful that Kikanza is so...
- May 28
"How Do We Go on Living?"
Once again, we are inundated with news coverage of another unspeakable senseless tragedy. As a parent, I cannot imagine the pain of those...
- May 20
Healing of the Soul
The recent massacres in a grocery store in Buffalo and a Presbyterian church in Orange County make it clear that there is something...