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Praise God. SCOTUS declares DOMA Unconstitutional 26 Jun 2013 | 07:58 pm
We are living history. And this clergy woman ally cried when the Windsor and Perry decisions were announced. This mom of a gay son cried. This friend of more same gender loving people than I can c....
Meditations on the Good News: Awe Came Upon Everyone 20 May 2013 | 06:59 pm
Yesterday, Pentecost was celebrated by Christians worldwide as the birthday of the Christian Church, and so I wanted to share with you this Pentecost reflection from my book Meditations on the Good Ne...
Tell ESPN Anti-Gay Is Not Christian/Support Jason Collins 3 May 2013 | 01:52 am
NBA Basketball Player Jason Collins inspired so many — including me — with his courage in coming out as a gay man and citing his Christian faith as a core reason for being public about his sexuality. ...
Marriage Equality:Personal is Political, Political is Personal 26 Mar 2013 | 06:20 pm
It's not often that we get to watch history being made. But as I watched the news this morning and saw colleagues standing in front of the Supreme Court, my heart thrilled knowing that inside the Just...
Meditations on the Good News: God will again have compassion upon us 5 Mar 2013 | 09:35 pm
I’ll be posting excerpts from Meditations on the Good News over the next few weeks. I hope you enoy this excerpt. There is a special offer at the end of this post for those interested in reading the ...
Meditations on the Good News: Joy Comes With the Morning 22 Feb 2013 | 07:41 pm
I’ll be posting excerpts from Meditations on the Good News over the next few weeks. This section feels particularly appropriate to me as we enter the Lenten season. I hope you like it. There is a spe...
Meditations on the Good News: Valentine's Day Edition 15 Feb 2013 | 02:22 am
I’ll be posting excerpts from Meditations on the Good News over the next few weeks, starting today with one that is particularly apt for Valentine’s Day. I hope you like it! Therefore a man leaves hi...
Religious Leaders Support Family Planning! 6 Feb 2013 | 07:53 pm
I'm delighted to tell you that this morning, the Religious Institute released its new Open Letter to Religious Leaders on Family Planning, endorsed by more than 1000 religious leaders from across the ...
My new book: Meditations on the Good News! 24 Jan 2013 | 12:13 am
Dear friends and colleagues: My new book, "Meditations on the Good News: Reading the Bible for Today" is (finally) available for sale at amazon.com The book is a series of meditations on Biblical pa...
Celebrating and Lamenting Roe (and Abortion) at 40 22 Jan 2013 | 07:13 pm
I was 18 when Roe v. Wade was decided. I thought, as I walked that day to class, that abortion would now be legal and local and that the controversy would ebb away. I could never have imagined that ...
