by theRevCK | Nov 8, 2016 | Reflection, Religion
For the past two months, instead of a teeny headshot of myself showing up various places on social media, a thumbnail image of Lord Shiva, a Hindu manifestation of the Divine, appeared next to my posts. I?m not Hindu. I?m a Jesus-loving liberal Christian pastor. It?s...
by theRevCK | Jul 4, 2015 | Current Events & Culture, Reflection, Religion
These past two weeks, I’ve had lines from a chirpy children’s choir song in my head. Freedom isn’t free… (bum, bum, bum, buh) Freedom isn’t free… (bum, bum, bum, buh) You’ve got to pay the price, you’ve got to sacrifice,...
by theRevCK | Dec 28, 2014 | Love and Life, Reflection, Religion
You can keep Santa. Now the presents are unwrapped, and in some cases returned, I won’t be ruining Virginia’s Christmas or anyone else’s by confessing: I love Christmas, but you can keep Santa. I wrote off the jolly old elf once and for all after...
by theRevCK | Oct 16, 2014 | Love and Life, Reflection
Over dinner last month, my 4-year-old asked, ?Are the new neighbors white-skinned or brown-skinned?? As I pondered how to answer, his big sister chimed in, ?I hope they?re white-skinned.? I paused, barely chewed. Could I answer without scolding or shaming them? I...
by theRevCK | Aug 6, 2014 | Current Events & Culture, Love and Life, Reflection
One night last month, hundreds of?neighbors gathered in the grassy lot at Meadowbrook and Lee Roads in Cleveland Heights. It would have made a beautiful and joyful gathering — if not for the violent act that brought everyone together. Heights residents gathered...
by theRevCK | Mar 3, 2014 | Reflection
This I want to remember: “…your story is not the most important story out there, and that?s not why you?re telling it. Instead, ‘You?re writing your story to bridge to everyone else.'”
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