Would Mother Mary have anything to say to us today about the new tax law signed by our President today? Last Sunday, at my congregation, we skipped ahead in the lectionary (this church year being so odd with the fourth Sunday of Advent falling on Christmas Eve!) I preached on Luke 1:26-56 otherwise known as the …
Advocacy
Life on the road with Feed the Children: travel stories, people and activities as well as with the American Diabetes Association and other non-profits
Who’s Going to Advocate for Orphans?
So many of you who read this blog, “Preacher on the Plaza” are known for your justice work. You march. You write op-eds. You give money to organizations that bring wholeness and healing to the world– causes of all kinds. I’m so proud to be among your tribe! However, when it comes to orphan care, …
Why Are You Silent?
My dear, Christian friends, why are you silent? I can’t seem to get the question off my mind. ________ I, like so many of you, found my heart and mind in a tail spin on Wednesday when by a tweet our President declared a new military policy. A policy that called our transgender brothers and …
5 Misconceptions About Publishing
Since I first drafted what became Birthed: Finding Grace Through Infertility back in 2013, I’ve been on a journey of learning about publishing. How does it work? What are the secrets (if any) to success? What are the best choices to make as a first time author? As much as friends or colleagues offer you …
Why is my Preacher so Political These Days?
Should preachers stay away from politics? Welcome to this week’s edition of “How do we live in these days?” If you missed the first post last week about justice, kindness and humility you can read it here. Unless a preacher finds themselves in a politically homogenous congregation (do these really exist?) OR in a congregation …
How Do we Live in These Days? Justice, Kindness and Humility
Welcome to a new series of posts here at Preacher on the Plaza at the beginning of every week from now until who knows when . . Wresting with how do we live in these days? These very hard days as people of faith. How do we live in these days of discrimination? Of Hate? Of …
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An Inauguration Day Prayer for the Heartbroken
Holy God, The hearts of so many Americans are breaking today. A bully with undisciplined tongue– a man who does not show regard for any who do not look or think exactly like him will be our new President. (TEARS) So, today, we’ll try to go about our day as normal to give it less …
Our Courageous Kids is Born!
As many of you know, over the past year, I’ve been in the process of going through the necessary paperwork with IRS to establish a foundation in support of orphan care. After spending so much time from 2012-2015 traveling the world and learning from kids living in residential centers, I felt a new calling to …
How I Got Through Dark Times
These feel like dark times, don’t they? I feel like the world in which I called to minister changed dramatically post 11/8. No matter who you voted for President. No matter if you were happy with the results. No matter if you were deeply troubled. No matter what. The world felt different. The way we …
Time for a Moral Revolution
We know there are problems in America. Racism. Economic inequality. Generations of people held down without proper access to education, social services or healthcare. And as we see these problems and hear about these problems it’s so easy to say, “Well, that’s a shame” or “I’m really sorry” and then move back toward the lives …
We Can Not Be Silent
A lot has happened in the last day. Orlando happened. And everything looks different now. Again. It’s even worse than we can remember. I like many of you have been captivated by the commentary on the news and from voices all over the world on social media. Twitter is favorite place to go to …
The Forgotten Cause: Orphan Care
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress. – James 1:27 If you’re looking for practical theology, you have no farther to look than the book of James. And according to James the call is simple: your faith must include the care of …