Sometimes you have to wonder what Jesus was thinking (and by the way, it is okay to wonder such things because I am confident that his thinking…… Read more “A Bunch of Rank Amateurs”

Following the murder of 37 year old mom Renee Nicole Good by ICE, Minneapolis pastor Rev. Kenny Callaghan heard whistles and car horns near his church.  He…… Read more “Rev. Kenny Callaghan, Hero”

Every day seems to bring another headline that tightens the chest: violence we can’t undo, policies that wound the vulnerable, a planet groaning under human neglect.  And…… Read more “The NFL Playoffs: Disorienting or Needed?”

There are efforts underway to get rid of this coming weekend’s federal holiday: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  I think that would be catastrophic for our country’s…… Read more “Why MLK Jr. Day Is Still Needed”

A new person to our church mentioned to me that they are grateful that I don’t run on and on in my sermons.  I took it as…… Read more “The One Minute Sermon”