A Better World
David Albert Farmer, Ph.D. Preachers, et. al., There are scattered moments when silence is in order as the Teacher who penned the poetic “there is a time” section of the Hebrew Bible’s book of Ecclesiastes put it. But those times are not plentiful when the ones to whom
Easter
Before Jesus’ resurrection from death, his teachings were inspiring, instructive, invitational—which is to say that, rather than giving people lists of rules to live by, Jesus much more often appears to have invited hearers to travel several spiritual pathways—as he did—in search of their own discoveries for
Easter
Before the stories of Jesus’ resurrection from death began circulating—well, long before Jesus went to Jerusalem for the last time—there was “just Jesus.” Artists hadn’t begun portraying him with an ever-present halo. Some, not all or probably most, titled him God’s anointed one (christos, Christ), but
Jesus of Nazareth
The eventual cessation of unnecessary suffering—even in a glorious turn of events—does not undo the suffering. As Christianity has dubbed the Friday before Easter “Good Friday” the name sticks even though it commemorates the execution of Jesus of Nazareth by Rome. In fairness, Grim Friday (my name for
Palm Sunday
The massive anti-Trump protests in the US and around the world were powerful displays of desperate people resolving their own cries for help.
Preaching
This really should not be a radical notion, but it is for many of us with roots in any traditional connection to institutional Christianity even if our theology was or became progressive or liberal: stop basing your sermons and structuring your worship services on or around the Bible (Judeo-Christian scriptures)
A Better World
Out sex-crazed First Felon has no regret for his lifetime of sexual abuse.
A Better World
The MAGAt thirst for maiming and murder
David Albert Farmer
The sixth commandment—this one removed from the Ten by MAGAts
A Better World
A tithe, treachery, and tragedy
Preaching
Paul to Timothy: Preach in season and out of season.