Ever since last Friday’s Supreme Court decision to legalize gay marriage church leaders have been in a reactionary posture. Some of this is to be expected. Our parishioners and congregants are as varied in their views on this issue as they are on any other, and with those variances come a plethora of questions concerning … Continue reading
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Digging Deeper: What Our Obsession Over “50 Shades” Reveals About Us
It promises to be another big weekend at the box office. The buzz is all over the interwebs about the book-turned-movie, 50 Shades of Grey. Late-night talk shows have been featuring the stars of the movie. Shrewd marketers have based all kinds of products, from the mundane to the kinky, on the best selling novel. … Continue reading
50 Shades of Wrong (and what’s so magic about Mike?)
Okay ladies, it’s time to put on your steel-toe pumps because I have a feeling more than one of you is going to have sore feet after reading this, and some of you might even get angry with me. But before I get started, let me establish two important facts. 1. This post is directed … Continue reading
Homosexuality, Grace and Truth
I’m tired. I’m tired of the whole debate over homosexuals. Should they marry? Should they not marry? What about civil unions? I’m tired of politics. I’m tired of bills designed to ‘protect’ marriage. I’m tired of politicians saying what is expedient rather than what is necessary. I’m tired of the ‘us’ vs. ‘them’ mentality that … Continue reading
Why Marriage Matters
Recently I read two articles (one on msn.com; the other on csmonitor.com) that examined the downward trend of marriage in our culture. One article revealed that now,barely more than 50% of adults aged 18 years or older are married (compared with 71% in 1960). The other article revealed that adults under the age of 30 … Continue reading
The Pondering Preacher 