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It is Independence Day. A day in the United States reserved for celebration, barbecues and fireworks. A day to…

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Not the white-skinned, blue-hued Madonna
of front lawns
And post cards.

This girl
Brown
as the dirt she sweeps
across the barren floor

A two room house
with broken beams
sheltering
the poor.

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Guest post by Phil Snider Gun laws in the United States of America should be changed immediately: Fact 1:…

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This post originally appeared in The Banner, January 20, 2014 My neighbors were recently mugged at gunpoint not far from…

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OR: An Ode to White Christians by Thom Stark Every Sunday you go to church and you participate in…

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So it’s been a year since I’ve posted! Whew! Time for an update. In the past year I’ve moved…

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Not I—not anyone else, can travel that road for you. You must travel it yourself. ~Walt Whitman A slight…

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Reflections by Pastor Lee Ann Bryce of First Congregational UCC, Fort Worth, TX.Delivered during a Service of Lament, Healing,…

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I had the delightful experience of attending a middle school play recently: Cinderella and the Candy Kingdom. It’s the usual Cinderella story, but set in a world of chocolate, sugar and sweets. Plenty of puns made it a very fun show: the wicked stepsisters of Cinderella were named Kit and Kat. The prince of the kingdom was named Reese, who rarely appeared without his squire, Hershey.

While Hershey won the audience with his consistent jokes and eager banter, it was Prince Reese who brought hom...

I was invited recently to participate in the 30 Seconds or Less project of presenting every book of the Bible for Lent. In thirty seconds.

That wasn't at all intimidating! I was to try to distill the ancient wisdom of the book of Proverbs down to thirty seconds. Or less. Fortunately I was also given a chance to state what I thought the "Good News" of Proverbs was, also in thirty seconds.

Here are my attempts, with text and video. Enjoy!

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