The Light Shines in the Darkness

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week I’m reeling a little from the horrifying rhetoric coming out of certain corners of Christianity and American politics. Whether Jerry Falwell, Jr. exhorting the students of Liberty University to carry guns to “end

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Prayer and Action

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, When in my sermon on Sunday I talked about the place of fear in American culture, about the latest shooting in Colorado when a gunman murdered three people at a Planned Parenthood clinic, I did

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Thanksgiving Blessings

Posted on November 26, 2015 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Whenever I send out the e-crier during Thanksgiving week, I always share the litany from the prayer book for thanksgiving—for a secular holiday, Thanksgiving is a very theological idea. The other thing I always share

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