The Next Realignment

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 19:28:07 GMT

A Conversation with The Rev. D. William Barber

Thanks to our intrepid Director of Music, Adam Reinwald, for sharing this with me and now with all of us. (Did you know Adam is a history buff?)

This is a powerful conversation about the possibilities of the future, the very real challenges of the present, and the legacy of American history, with regular touchpoints on Christian faith. I recommend!

A God-Sized Dream

Wed, 11 Nov 2026 18:58:40 GMT

My Post-Election Thoughts

Friends,

Yesterday I preached about the midterm elections, oil lamps, and the importance of doing all we can to hold on to the light of God's dream.

"Last week Adam shared with me a conversation between some notable American historians and the Rev. Dr. William Barber, focused on the fact that the context in which we live faces enormous challenges. Dr. Barber said, 'Systemic racism, systemic poverty, ecological devastation, the denial of health care, the war economy, and the false narrative of religious nationalism, all those things are moral crises, theological crises that keep us from loving our neighbor.' They are interlocking injustices that are not going to be repaired by midterm elections where one party takes the House and Senate back from another. This is long work, friends. This work takes a vision that is bigger than ‘affordability’ or ‘make America great again.’ This needs a God-sized vision, not a bumper sticker vision."

You can watch the sermon here.

Defiant, embodied, joyful love

The Next Realignment

A Conversation with The Rev. D. William Barber

A God-Sized Dream

My Post-Election Thoughts