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Weekly Reflection: Walking the Way of Jesus

On Sunday Christians around the world celebrated Easter. In Rome an ailing and fragile Pope Francis spoke briefly and was driven around St. Peter's Square to the delight of thousands gathered there. The next day the news spread quickly that the Pope had died....

Weekly Reflection: Holy Week Injustice – Then and Now

This year the story of Holy Week resonates clearly with current realities in our nation. Holy Week refers to the Biblical accounts of the last week of Jesus' life including his death on the cross and resurrection. An essential aspect of the story is that Jesus'...

Weekly Reflection: Christian Nationalism vs. Discipleship

Eighty years ago this week on April 9, 1945 the German pastor and theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer was executed by the Nazis just days before he would have been liberated by Allied troops. Although he is most famous for being a Christian martyr, the focus of his life...

Weekly Reflection: The Purpose of Prophets

It seems that every day there are new stories about chaos and trauma in our nation and around the world caused by the actions of the Trump administration. One of the most disturbing to me is related to the recent horrific earthquake in Myanmar. So far the number of...

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