Article Archive for January 2009
By Rev. Dr. William J. Sappenfield
Reflections for the Lectionary Readings for March 2009
By Rev. Dr. Keith A. Russell
Reflections on the Lectionary Readings for February 2009
By Sister Dianne Bergant
Everyone needs to belong to some group. In fact, it is really impossible not to belong. We are born into a family, a cultural group, a nation. No one is a true island. Our entire identity is determined by our natural ties with others and the social ties that we fashion throughout our lives.
By Dr. Donovan Russell
We are undergoing a period of reflection and questioning that stretch from to the most personal questions of how we wish to be spending our time as well as our treasure to …
By Rabbi Sarah H. Reines
Living as a people without a land is an aberration of world history. Yet, homelessness is also symbolic of the human condition. The Torah begins with an illustration of this universal experience. The origin of humanity is Eden, a womb-like paradise both nourishing and limiting. Forced out, humans are born into independent living. Breathing free, yet yearning for the comfort of security, we seek out belonging in a vast world.
By Rev. Dr. Robert R. LaRochelle
The recent controversy that has erupted over President-Elect Obama’s decision to invite Rev. Rick Warren to give the invocation at his Inauguration points to ongoing issues each preacher must confront …
By Rev. Dr. William A. Guthrie
The more one reads the Bible, the more one sees that the concept of nation runs throughout almost all Holy Scripture. Almost from the very beginning of Genesis, it was …
By Megan L. Stivison
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By Rev. Douglas S. Stivison
When this magazine’s editorial board selected the topic of nation, we knew this issue would appear shortly after a U.S. presidential election, but certainly none of us could have guessed quite …
