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SERMON: Trinity
God, may my words be loving and true; and may those who listen discern what is not. Amen. The doctrine of the Trinity often seems so abstract, so arcane, like counting the number of angels on the head of a pin. And yet we seem...
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Episode 84: The Last Temptation of Trump
Episode 84 finds the intrepid trio discussing “how evangelicals, once culturally confident, became an anxious minority seeking political protection from the least traditionally religious president in living memory.” The not-nearly-so holy trinity (we’ll let you figure out who is who) makes a deep dive in an article that appeared in The Atlantic (April 2018 by Michael Gerson. (That’s where we stole that pithy quote at the beginning of this blurb.) This episode was also informed by an article in Salon magazine by Dr. Bandy X. Lee, a Yale Psychiatrist. And to add some levity, even if it is gallows humor, an article in Huffington Post that the Jew found that the Gentile swore came from the Onion.
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Socialism and Orthodoxy
A lot of people assume that socialism and religious orthodoxy don’t go well together. But...
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Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
I’m finally able to make these videos again. Find out why I was delayed and what I learned...
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I Build Both Bridges and Walls. But I’m Learning.
My life changed in the Church of the Nativity. But not for the reason you’d think....
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The Three-Mile-An-Hour God
God only ever does one thing: love. If God is all-powerful, then love is the only power there...
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Preferential Option for the Poor: Does God Take Sides?
A good parent understands how God can love universally and yet still choose the side of the poor...
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What’s the Deal with Fasting?
Fasting is life-affirming and empowering! Let me show you how. I think is a tool to generate...
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Why Skeptical? Why Mystical?
Intellectual integrity matters! Also: who is the Skeptical Mystic? I explain a bit about who I am...
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What Do We All Have In Common?
What we view as most important about humanity changes our language, politics, and...
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When Democracy Turns to Tyranny
The Dissoi Logoi, and ancient Greek text, illuminates a aspect of our own political situation....
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Is Friendship the Purpose of Creation? Maybe.
Love and evolution are the same thing? Yeah, it’s true. This video is a love letter to my...
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