Lessons Learned Walking 192 Miles Across England

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on June, 29 2005

It had its ups and downs, its heights and its depths. My wife, her daughter (my stepdaughter) and I set out on May 21st to walk the Coast-to-Coast …

Debating with Evangelicals

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on June, 22 2005

Twice recently, I have had the opportunity to engage in public debate two people who identify themselves as evangelicals, the Rev. Dr. Albert Mohler, the President of the …

Guest Column from the Reverend Gretta Vosper

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on June, 22 2005

Dear Friends,

This week I take great pleasure in introducing you to one of the most exciting voices in 21st century Christianity. The Reverend Gretta Vosper is …

Can One Be Christian Without Being a Theist?

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on June, 15 2005

As one who lectures extensively across this nation and the world, I have been asked questions by my audiences that have ranged from the naive to the profound, …

Robert R. Merhige, Jr., Modern Hero

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on June, 8 2005

Earlier this year, The New York Times carried an obituary notice for Robert R. Merhige, Jr., a retired Federal District Judge in Richmond, Virginia. The story opened a …

Walking Coast to Coast in England

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on June, 1 2005

When my wife first proposed it, I was sure she was kidding. She wasn’t, so now some three years later, and I might add three years older, I …

NBC’s Dateline, Miracles and the Virgin

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on May, 25 2005

The setting was surreal. We were in St. John’s Lutheran Church in Helsinki, Finland. It was 2 p.m. Finnish time, (7 a.m. EST) on a Friday afternoon in …

Seven Minutes With Bill O’Reilly

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on May, 11 2005

I began my Harper-Collins book tour to introduce The Sins of Scripture on Fox News’ with Bill O’Reilly. It was my seventh appearance on the program and, I …

Morality and the Social Security Debate

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on May, 4 2005

The Church is not the only place where Orwellian doubletalk occurs. The political scene is also rife with it. We name destructive missiles “peacekeepers.” We ‘preserve peace’ by …

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