Category Archives: E Pluribus Unim

Book Review: All Together Different

Posted on October 12, 2018 by

All Together Different:  Upholding The Church’s Unity While Honoring Our Individual Identities, by J. Brian Tucker & John Koessler [Note:  This book was provided free of charge by Moody Publishers.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.] When reading a … Continue reading →

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Who Told You?

Posted on August 12, 2018 by

[Note:  This is the prepared text for a sermonette given at The Dalles congregation of the United Church of God on August 11, 2018.] I imagine that most of us here are familiar with dinner parties held with other brethren … Continue reading →

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If We Loved One Another

Posted on December 19, 2015 by

From time to time at church we sing a particular hymn that has never failed to move me. The hymn is probably familiar only to the relatively small church culture from which I come, but I have long pondered its … Continue reading →

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Fertilizing The Tree Of Liberty

Posted on July 4, 2015 by

In one of his more hyperbolic statements about liberty and freedom, which he was wont to say from time to time, Thomas Jefferson remarked that occasionally it was necessary for the tree of liberty to be fertilized with the blood … Continue reading →

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Book Review: How The States Got Their Shapes Too

Posted on May 8, 2015 by

How The States Got Their Shapes Too: The People Behind The Borderlines, by Mark Stein I randomly picked up this book from the library yesterday figuring it would be a good read, and I was right. That does not mean … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Conservatrian Manifesto

Posted on April 30, 2015 by

The Conservatarian Manifesto: Libertarians, Conservatives, And The Fight For The Right’s Future, by Charles C.W. Cooke [Note: This book was provided free of charge by Blogging For Books/Crown Forum in exchange for an honest review.] I read this book knowing … Continue reading →

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Welcome To The Family

Posted on April 6, 2014 by

When someone that I know is baptized into the body of Christ, usually (but not always) as a young adult, it is customary for me to give them a warm embrace and tell them, “Welcome to the family.” Of course, … Continue reading →

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Divided By Design

Posted on February 24, 2014 by

For a long while I have been intrigued and concerned by what is going on in Ukraine. For months I have read articles that have tried to explain, in layman’s terms, what is going on for those who do not … Continue reading →

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Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus

Posted on December 17, 2013 by

One of the main tenets of the Roman Catholic Church (and numerous other churches) is “Outside of the Church there is no salvation.” Entering into discussion of matters of salvation is a challenging matter, and one that often leads to … Continue reading →

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This Is Why We Don’t Have Any Nice Things In Kurdistan

Posted on December 11, 2013 by

As someone who comes from hill people, I have always had a fondness for other hill tribes around the world [1], yet this fondness is not undiminished by concern about their ability to ensure their own well-being. I support, to … Continue reading →

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