Category: Blog

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Israel and USA: Convergent Myths

I opened my news feed this morning to horrific headlines, the latest in a string of horrific headlines: “Gaza’s Doctors Struggle to Save Hospital Blast

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Ecumenical Hospitality

Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.Romans 12:13 What comes to mind when you hear the word “hospitality”? I think of

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The Cardigan of God

This piece was written in March 2023, three days after the Nashville Covenant School shooting. Sadly, of course, there continues to be shootings, violence, despair,

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The Houses Stand Not Far Apart

There is nothing new under the sun. In July, 2006, Hezbollah fighters fired rockets from Lebanon into Israel as a distraction from the anti-tank missile

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The Beauty of New Perspectives

Every now and then, we get to be a part of bright, mysterious moments where unexpected life-threads twist together. I recently had an afternoon that

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Mounjaro and Me

I am guessing that not a lot of RJ readers have heard of something named Mounjaro.  But thanks to heavy advertising on TV probably most

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Used Furniture Ecumenism

Much of what I know about ecumenism I learned in a used furniture store. My first pastoral call was to a Reformed Church in America

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