We can agree that the church should challenge us to grow. However, what do we do when religion is more demanding than we want it to be? What do we…

In Newport, Tennessee, there is an organization called the Resurrection Boxing Club which suggests a rather unconventional interpretation of the Easter Story. The club is a ministry of a local…

Many of us may have grown up singing the song, “Joshua fought the battle of Jericho, Jericho, Jericho. Joshua fought the battle of Jericho and the walls came a tumbling…

On the Sunday after the Spring Equinox we will explore the meaning of words of an anonymous poet written on the walls of a Nazi concentration camp. “I believe in…

If you’ve ever played any sport then you’ve had a coach who told you, “Quitters never win.” However, during the season of Lent people are asked to quit some of…

There is a story in the Bible that makes many people very uncomfortable. Preachers get nervous when asked to preach about it.  A large number of the scholarly interpretations of…

Some blame secularization for the demise of religion. Others blame science for the decline. Still others blame the new atheism and anti-religious activists who contend that religious freedom must include…

The Carter Sisters sang, “Keep on the sunny side, always on the sunny side, keep on the sunny side of life” which can be difficult to do while living on…