Originally posted on The Unexpected Pastor:
This past Saturday on a bright beautiful blue-sky fall afternoon next to the glistening Chesapeake Bay, I had the privilege of presiding at a same-gender wedding for the third time. I hope someday to lose count. I hope, as someone said during one of the toasts at Saturday’s reception,…
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The Trumptape: Silence is Assent
Originally posted on The Unexpected Pastor:
I have certainly heard the reprehensible attitudes expressed by Donald Trump and Billy Bush in their taped 2005 conversation. But not in any “locker room.” Mr. Trump and Mr. Bush echo the misogynistic mindset of many sexual offenders I dealt with when I was a probation officer. Inherent in…
Black Lives Matter: A 21st Century Beatitude?
Originally posted on The Unexpected Pastor:
Jesus kicked off the Sermon on the Mount with the beatitudes. “Blessed are the poor in spirit . . .” A guy on the mount interrupted Jesus. “Hey! ALL lives are blessed!” Jesus ignored him. “For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” The heckler again horned in. “The kingdom of…
Growl for Justice 