salvaged faith
tr.v. sal-vaged 1) to save from loss or destruction; 2) to save discarded or damaged material for future use
Tag Archives: politics
fact checking in an age of T.M.I.
Too Much Information. I’m not entirely sure that is what was envisioned by the framers of amendment one when they gave freedom to the press. I’m not sure that was … Continue reading
Confession of a repentant iowa caucus skipper
The eyes of the world were fixed on Iowa tonight and the 2012 caucuses. And I sat on the floor in my living room, a bowl of fresh baked cheesy … Continue reading
Fear or Dialogue?
(This is a post I wrote last fall, but for some reason I never published… as we come closer to the tenth anniversary of September 11th, I thought I might … Continue reading
Idiotology
There has been a lot of talk on the airwaves lately about ideology. Mostly regarding economics and politics and the way people played chicken with this debt ceiling question. As I … Continue reading
Praying for Peace
I’ve been thinking a lot about peace lately. I’ve been praying a lot FOR peace lately. While this isn’t a family that is facing conflict – many of you know … Continue reading
entering the fray: Psalm 109
For those of you who might have missed it, there has been a wave of t-shirts, bumper stickers and other such things that say “Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8″ On … Continue reading
GBCS Action Alert on Torture
GBCS Action Alert on Torture Our commitment to human rights is grounded in the conviction that each and every human life is sacred. Therefore the United Methodist Church endorses legislative … Continue reading
thinking ecumenically and maybe a little politically
Lately, I have been having quite a few conversations, theologically and politically with fellow pastors. It would be fair to say that my current colleagues are more conservative than my … Continue reading
marriage: job of the state or of the church
…why it is that clergy are able to sign that piece of paper. It is because we are licensed by an approved body (the church). Or rather, it is because the state recognizes the license I already have. I could get licensed by the state to perform weddings, as a friend of mine did, but I already have a license. No need. Also – the only real “official” thing clergy does as far as the state is concerned is sign the piece of paper…
Amen.
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