I struggle to find a single word that can describe my weekend at the Northeastern Ohio Synod Assembly. I can’t say that it was brutal or that it was affirming. It somehow lies between the…
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Getting set for Synod Assembly
Early tomorrow morning I am off for a day at the Knight Center in downtown Akron for the Northeastern Ohio Synod ELCA assembly. I am coordinating the Lutherans Concerned and the Synod Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual…
Name Calling
It’s been awhile since I’ve written about church things. I am on several email lists and read several GLBT Christian and Lutheran blogs and web sites. I recently came across a pretty good article that…
Sherrod Brown on Faithful Democrats
Election Day is tomorrow. It appears that Ted Strickland will be our next Governor. Sherrod Brown is leading in the polls, but the race looks close. I think he will pull it off. There are…
Faith in America
The current issue of The Advocate had an intriguing article about Faith in America, a new faith-based initiative to counter the bigotry and misleading ads by the conservative “so-called” Christian organizations. This organization is funded…
Never place a period where God has placed a comma.
The above sentence is attributed to comedian Gracie Allen on the UCC Still Speaking web site. My last post had me revisiting the UCC. I had forgotten the jewels they have out there. It’s a…
Who's still speaking?
There has been a lot of disappointing news this past week. Our government seems to be leaving the principles of democracy and headed for a conservative Christian theocracy. Our Senator DeWine has joined the chorus…