In the News Earlier this week, the administration issued a memorandum on “Protecting Religious Expression in the Federal Workplace.” A more accurate title might be “Evangelical Christians Can Be As Obnoxious As They Want and There’s Nothing You Can Do About It.” Sure, the memo theoretically applies to all religions, but the examples given include…
This post is excerpted from a sermon on Matthew 28:1-15, preached at Peace Mennonite Church on April 16, 2017. When we talk about witnesses to the resurrection, we almost always—and only—talk about the women. The faithful women were the ones who heard the angel message, saw the empty tomb, and went to tell people that…
[This post is adapted from a sermon on Matthew 28:1-10] A rather interesting discussion emerged on my Facebook page this week about Easter sermons. Many were lamenting how difficult they are; a couple were suggesting that there is no need to even preach on Easter–that the story speaks for itself. And then my college chaplain…
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