Christ "is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him." (Colossians 1:15-16)I hiked up Gunung...

The Scientists are talking about religion. Some interesting excerpts from an article at the New Scientist website: “Religious ideas are common to all cultures: like language and music, they seem to be part of what it is to be human.� “some of the unique cognitive capacities that have made us s...

I was all set to give everyone an update on how my Lenten fast from the news was going. It's going great, by the way. I can definitely feel less ambient stress circling over my head. Every time I tell someone what I gave up for Lent, they look at me wide eyed and with disbelief. I have taken this to...

. Blog Against Theocracy (hello BlueGal!), because if you don’t, then who will? My first idea for a Blog Against Theocracy cartoon was a picture of a naked George W. Bush. He’s masturbating while a member of the Taliban reads to him, from the bible, a passage about stoning a woman to dea...

‘Who you are is more important than what you do.’  Tell that to your heart surgeon or airline pilot. In a recent blog post on authenticity, Seth Godin suggests that authenticity is ‘doing what you promise, not being who you are.’ Being can’t be judged or evaluated. Doi...

This morning at Parkrose Community United Church of Christ we noted "Evolution Sunday" and the 200th birthday of Charles Darwin.  Our Scripture readings included Genesis 1:1-2:2 and Psalm 8. Over 1,000 congregations across the United States are taking part in Evolution Sunday - promoting the idea ...

"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 4:6-7) My final term has just started a week a...

An empty glass made of the finest crystal is still empty. Thanks to Milton Stanley over at Transforming Sermons I was able to read a Douglas Groothuis’s post on how so many modern day churches... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]]...

It’s always humorous when I hear someone spout off some objection to intercessory prayer or “prayers to Mary”, and throw out 1 Tim 2:5; you know, the verse about Jesus being the one mediator.  Often, these come from people who attend churches that engage in intercessory prayer reg...

Never mind all the public outcry over rehabilitating reactionary holocaust deniers; none of that made the Pope reconsider. What finally did? The statement was issued by the Vatican’s Secretariat of State a day after German Chacellor Angela Merkel urged the pope to make a clearer rejection of H...