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Listening to podcasts is my stereotypical millennial habit. Of the podcasts I listen to, Hidden …

Does the medium of the Holy Bible mangle or manage the message? asks the Rev. Jason Valendy.

The advent of the printing press and the proliferation of the written word on paper was a great and wonderful advancement for humanity. The sharing of ideas, and perhaps more importantly, the ability to not have to remember everything only where to fin…

Unlike the devastation of war, conflict indicates there is at least a relationship that is worth working on, writes the Rev. Jason Valendy.

War is often thought of as the ultimate conflict. Of course there is great loss of life and civilization in any war, there is great devastation and destruction in war. As it has been said, war is hell.However, according to Peter Rolins, war is not the …

Our language as Christians tells others where we’re oriented, toward ourselves or toward Christ, writes the Rev. Jason Valendy.

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Guugu Yimithirr is a language of some aboriginal people of Australia. I know nothing abo…

Church meetings can be a drag. Oftentimes the critique is that Church meetings are more a rubber stamp than anything. The implication is that rubber stamps are not a very meaningful use of time. People show up and the decisions have already been made a…

This is an old Jewish joke/parable that you can find all around but in case you have not read/heard it, here is a parable of men going down a chimney. Can you solve it? A young man knocks on the door of the Rabbi. The man says, “I would like …

The familiar interpretation that Jesus’ sacrifice “pays the debt” of human sin contradicts the authentic message of the Good News, says the Rev. Jason Valendy.