A favorite line among my fellow clergy is, “We are a resurrection people.” That’s true, but it seems to me that misses an important point. In every instance, living into resurrection requires some action on pur part. In other words, without action there’s no resurrection. Consider the story of Lazarus,
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People like Jesus. They don’t like Christians, according to recent Barna survey
There’s good and bad news for Christians in the most recent Barna survey of attitudes toward religion. The good news is that people appreciate Jesus, with 71% of Americans responding positively. Tellingly, 70 percent of millennials respect and admire Jesus—the highest level among all cohorts. And this number has remained
Continue readingHow I found Christ in a Costco
It’s rare for Episcopalians to ask, “Where did you find Christ?” But in Stinkbomb’s case, he found Christ in a Costco. Not in church, in a Costco. For the record, we’re not talking about a painting on black velvet of some blonde-haired, blue-eyed dude with a bad haircut holding a
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