Christianity – What’s a Body Got to do With It?
This word cloud (created at www.wordle.net) was created using the full text of Chapter Four in the new book from Chalice Press entitled “Oh God! Oh God! Oh God! – Young Adults Speak Out about Sexuality and Christian Spirituality.”  This boo

In Sickness and in Health…
Typically, ministers and military personnel have at least one thing in common: we know how to move, and we know that it is likely we will move several times during our careers. In some ways, these moves are similar. Our families are uprooted (or they are forced to change our entry in the family address book), our houses are littered with boxes and packing paper and we must say “goodbye” or “until we meet again” to friends and co-workers. But, for some in the b

The Un-Holy Bible??
  Ministers tend to have odd habits. One of mine pokes its head up every time I set foot in a major bookstore.  Regardless of my purpose for entering the establishment, whether it be the need for a new cookbook or a fluff-filled sci-fi paperback, I inevitably end up staring at the shelves upon shelves of religious fare.  The racks of Bibles are of particular interest to me – in part because of my turbulent relationship with the Book, but mostly be