McLaren In this election season, what if a presidential candidate proclaimed that Black Lives Matter and exploded the myth of American exceptionalism and talked about American history in full, the bad and ugly as well
A priest, a rabbi and a public theologian walk into a bar ... McLaren Never heard of a public theologian? The Rev. Brian D. McLaren is called to be one. “A public theologian brings the
All shall be well. “I make that claim today. It is going to be alright. Do you believe it?” asked the Rev. Robert Baggott. “Julian of Norwich believed. She said, ‘All shall be well. All
There is a brass plaque on the front of the pulpit of the Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta that reads, “Sir, Madam, we wish to see Jesus.” “It is a reminder to the preacher not
One of the activities that some people are missing because of COVID-19 is trivia night at a local bar or restaurant. “I have a Biblical trivia question for you. Name the original 12 disciples,” said
Winnie the Pooh, in talking to his friend Christopher Robin, said, “You can’t always stay in your corner of the forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
“As you have looked at the world and all that is going on around us, have you ever felt like throwing in the towel, closing the door and giving up?” asked the Rev. Robert Baggott.
Baggott During the pandemic, one way the Rev. Casey Baggott and her family coped with the social isolation was to rent movies. “We went for the real classics — ‘Casablanca,’ ‘The Third Man,’ ‘Inherit the
Ethan, Fynn and Landon Taliercio painted between 50 and 75 rocks this spring, leaving them around the grounds in a project they called "Acts of Kindness." MARY LEE TALBOT/THE CHAUTAUQUAN DAILY One of the questions
Some people claim that the first Jew to spend the whole summer at Chautauqua was George Gershwin. There were at least two Jews in the very first Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle class in 1882.
Learning how to worship and be the church during a pandemic has been as much a struggle for some parishioners as it is for pastors. “For many of our members, it was learning how to
In the midst of the election season, the news media often present election coverage as “Decision 2008,” or “Decision 2020,” scored with ominous music. “They remind us how important the decision for president is,” said
“Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord,” writes the Psalmist at the beginning of Psalm 130. “I don’t know your cry,” said the Rev. Leslie D. Callahan. “Internally and sometimes out loud,
Congressman John Robert Lewis’ name is associated with the Civil Rights Movement, social justice advocacy and “good trouble.” He was a member of the United States Congress representing Georgia’s Fifth Congressional District. He died at
“The story of my life is centered around adoption. I was adopted and I became a parent through adoption. But the process and assumptions about adoption have changed in the past 50 years,” said the
“Do you trust me enough to do some spiritual excavation?” asked the Rev. Leslie D. Callahan. “I won’t ask you to do anything I am not willing to do. What is the worst thing you