by Jack Moline | Jan 18, 2022 | Opinion
There is a natural resistance to change among those who uphold a culture of tradition. And since most of us uphold such a culture in one context or another, there is a natural resistance to change for most of us. Our traditions ground us, and even when we recognize...
by Jack Moline | Apr 13, 2020 | Opinion
We seem to have a fascination with work – we human beings. From the very beginning of the story we tell about ourselves in Western culture, we are first and foremost concerned about work. The first two words in the Hebrew Bible mean (depending on how you translate)...
by Fred Guttman | Oct 31, 2018 | Opinion
We are all recoiling in shock and horror at the murder of 11 Jews at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh. This occurred in a congregation whose very name has the word “life” in it. The attack occurred on the Jewish Sabbath, which Jewish people call Shabbat. When...
by Keith Herron | Sep 5, 2013 | General
A sermon by Keith Herron, Pastor, Holmeswood Baptist Church, Kansas City, Mo. The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost Luke 13:10-17 August 25, 2013 Jeremiah 1:4-10; Psalm 71:1-6; Hebrews 12:18-29 In preaching, ministers pick and choose about how to tackle the text. We make...
