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Yesterday was the vernal equinox, the technical first day of spring. Today is the ecclesiastical equinox, at least for the purposes of calculating the date of Easter (which is a far more complicated process than you can imagine). Spring is all about renewal, about rebirth, about Resurrection. Spring is for cleaning and planting and putting […]

My home church does Lenten devotionals every year with content provided by church members and a few affiliated guests. I was struggling today with my blog and since I have done it for her on occasion Donna volunteered one of her devotional entries in which my daughters feature prominently. Thanks Donna! Matthew 18:1-9  When the […]

Yesterday many Christians around the world observed Ash Wednesday. We did not, simply because I was not ready for it this year. I never did as a child either. Southern Baptists were all about not doing anything that might look “catholic” and Ash Wednesday certainly fell into that category. In fact its not something I […]

February 20, 1939. A rally at Madison Square Garden. George Washington’s picture hung behind center stage. The Pledge of Allegiance opened the event. Patriotic music was played and a popular local performer sang the National Anthem. 20,000 people were there to hear speeches about America’s great history and plans for future greatness. It was one […]

Yep, it’s Valentine’s Day. I have a lot I could say about that, but nothing I care to at the moment. Instead, all I can think about are very similar scandals that have rocked two communities of which I am apart. One involves a creative community and serious evidence of horrifically abusive behavior on the […]

A few days ago Pope Francis and the Grand Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb , considered by some to be the highest authority on Sunni Islamic thought, met and signed a document calling for brotherhood and peace between nations, races, and religions. Now, on the one hand, as a Baptist of Baptists what the […]