Upending Empire By Taking A Nap

My position is that if the Church, which has as a fundamental value the concept of sabbath rest, cannot be in the forefront of proclaiming rest as sacred and naps as a form of resistance to injustice then we have failed our divine duty to be a place of counterculture holy work and should close up shop immediately. 

Reimagining and Retooling Faith For An Explosive World

"I have begun to fear we have a reckoning coming that echoes less King’s arc and more the apocalyptic imagery James Baldwin used in his book which I chose as the reading material while on silent retreat the week before my ordination to Christian ministry: God gave Noah the rainbow sign; No more water, the fire next time. So let me zoom in on the world in which I live and work and have the most influence, and that is the mainline Protestant church of the late 20th and early 21st century.   I want to offer five temptations that humanity has struggled with its entire existence, but which we post-moderns are wrestling with in particularly challenging ways right now.  And, lest you think I have given up all hope, I will conclude by offering what I think are antidotes to each and what people of faith, in particular, can do to help change the course of history for the good."

More Colors, More Letters, More And More Grace

Sermon for A Worship Service Of Affirmation For LGBTQIA+ Persons Central Christian Church, New Albany, Indiana hosted the ecumenical Pride History Month Worship Service Saturday, October 22, 2022 – “A World Full Of Color!” Scripture: Isaiah 56:1-8 & 2 Corinthians 4:7-15 By The Rev. Allen V. Harris, Regional Pastor & President, Christian Church in Ohio I…

Gov. DeWine: VETO SB215 TODAY

CALLING ALL OHIO CITIZENS! We must act TODAY to stop a horrific piece of legistlation from being signed by Gov. Mike DeWine. A bill has passed both houses of Ohio's government that will strip all protections for our citizens and allow persons to carry concealed guns with no permit, no training, and no background check.…

Capital Punishment Denies Redemption. Period.

redemption for every citizen of Ohio, and indeed for all humanity, and abolish the death penalty.  As people of good will and people of faith working together, let’s allow every human being the possibility for a second chance, thus showing that the divine is at work in us and in all of creation as we abolish the death penalty.