God With Us
The Lord is my shepherd and Emmanuel, God with us.
Reflections
The Inauguration
January 20, 2025 is a presidential inauguration. January 21, 2025, is a different celebration–the 500th anniversary of the inauguration of Anabaptism.
Where are you from?
Where are you from? The answer depends on your perspective. The Biblical perspective is that “The Earth is the Lord’s” and we are aliens and tenants. Because we are not the ultimate owners, God requires the native-born residents to “Love the alien as yourselves.” Ultimately, we are citizens of the Kingdom of God.
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A Movement Toward Inclusion
Inclusion of people with disabilities. I have been reflecting on how my own journey with people with disabilities coincides with the movement to include persons with disabilities at the center of Christian congregations. My journey began when I realized I was a father of a child with developmental and intellectual disabilities. It continued as a
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The Compassion of Jesus on the Way of the Cross
Jesus’s compassion goes beyond a vague universal love for humanity to the persons right in front of him on the way of the cross.
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All the Kings’ Horses
All the Kings’ Horses Deuteronomy 17:14–20; 1 Samuel 8 In the late 1700’s, Scottish inventor, James Watt, was trying to market his newly invented steam engine. A prospective customer challenged him to prove that his steam engine could provide more power for his mill than the customer’s best workhorse. So, Watt started calculating how many
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I Must Decrease
For this reason my joy has been fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease.” (John 3:29d-30) On a mid-December weekend, I traveled from north central to southeast Pennsylvania for a special recognition of a friend and former pastoral colleague. In 1990, he and I and one other person were the founding pastors of a unique