The message I shared at tonight’s winter meeting of the Riverbend Ministerial Alliance–at least according to my notes. So this is probably close. But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is…
A prayer by John Henry Cardinal Newman God has created me to do him some definite service; he has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission– I may never know it…
Offered in tribute and defense of some dear sisters and brothers whose disobedience today provides one more altar call for our community. Getting arrested for civil disobedience is not irresponsible. Nonviolent civil disobedience is one of the most responsible and…
I composed this message for a community prayer and lament service we (several area ministers and I) led in the wake of the Charleston massacre. About a third of the Psalms in the Bible are psalms of lament, so the…
Luke 16.19-31: The Rich Man and Lazarus I confess that I do not know just how to effectively love others, to deal with the overwhelming brokenness of all things. The need is so staggering, and anyway, the yard needs to…
Walter Scott and Eric Harris, both unarmed black men fleeing from police, were shot and killed in the span of six days at the beginning of April. The officers who shot them have each been charged with crimes, and the…
God works so slowly that he seems irresponsibly patient. When rain falls from the sky it’s almost as if God intends it to bless the righteous and the unrighteous alike. And when the sun rises, both the godly and the…
Tomorrow I am going to march through St. Louis to mourn injustice. The Mourning March has been organized as a prayer of lament to gather the sorrow of our city and direct it to God. We’re marching on Holy Saturday,…
In the middle of his royal welcome into Jerusalem Jesus wept over the city, saying, “If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes” (Luke…
An Open Letter to Pastors in My City: Dear Co-Laborers, I had planned to write this message months ago, but talked myself out of it because I didn’t think I was the one who should write it. Then I…
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