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Hope for a Xanax Nation

December 29th, 2017 by Stephen Bauman

As the year whimpers to a close many feel it can’t happen soon enough. Good riddance 2017! But, oh my, here comes 2018… It’s not as though we’re starting off… Read More

Advent Reflection – December 25th

December 25th, 2017 by Stephen Bauman

Rev. Dr. Stephen Bauman On Christmas, we celebrate the birth of Christ with prayer, feasting, and great merriment. But, most of all, we experience it in our hearts. For, more… Read More

Advent Reflection – December 21st

December 21st, 2017 by Stephen Bauman

December 21st Rev. Dr. Stephen Bauman    And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without… Read More

Advent Reflection – December 18th

December 18th, 2017 by Stephen Bauman

December 18th Rev. Dr. Stephen Bauman At Christmas, I am always struck by how the spirit of togetherness lies also at the heart of the Christmas story. A young mother… Read More

Advent Reflection – December 16th

December 16th, 2017 by Stephen Bauman

December 16th Rev. Dr. Stephen Bauman As we celebrate yet another Christmas, we want to thank the Almighty God whose blessings and guidance have steered us through challenging moments. Our… Read More

Immaculate Reconception

December 15th, 2017 by Stephen Bauman

As a bit of Advent distraction, entertainment and, ironically, contemplation, I offer you an old chestnut of the Beat Generation of poets (1950’s-60’s) by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. (Born in 1919, Wikipedia… Read More

A Voice in the Wilderness

December 8th, 2017 by Stephen Bauman

Something has been nagging at me for a long while: Where has the aspiration for growing in character run off to? Why is there no public conversation about virtue or… Read More

Advent Reflection – December 3rd

December 3rd, 2017 by Stephen Bauman

December 3rd The Rev. Dr. Stephen Bauman For the great human family it is necessary to renew always the common horizon toward which we are journeying. The horizon of hope! This is… Read More

Gratitude Abounds

November 17th, 2017 by Stephen Bauman

Over the years I have heard many persons say that as far as holidays are concerned, Thanksgiving is their favorite. They cite the general lack of obligation overload. They say… Read More

Where Do We Go from Here, Redux

October 27th, 2017 by Stephen Bauman

I’ve been thinking about the opioid crisis. It’s awful. The statistics are overwhelming: opioids are the leading cause of death for Americans under 50 years old, killing roughly 64,000 people… Read More