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Michael Middaugh

Blog Posts by Michael Middaugh

Posted by Michael Middaugh 13 weeks 6 days ago
I am part of a liturgically worshiping tradition. There are days I wish I wasn’t; days when our Kyrie is lacking splendor and our Eleison feels redundant; moments that I wish we...
Posted by Michael Middaugh 32 weeks 6 days ago
Today is the day we remember the Protestant Reformation. On Oct. 31, 1517 Martin Luther, my denomination’s namesake, nailed his 95 Theses on the church door in Wittenburg. It was the beginning of a...
Posted by Michael Middaugh 42 weeks 5 hours ago
Editor's note: This is a He Said, She Said on the issue. To read this author's wife's take, go HERE.My wife and I have been embroiled in a deep debate lately. It involves gender roles,...
Posted by Michael Middaugh 1 year 7 weeks ago
For the Christian church it should be a constant question. This “greatest commandment” is given by Jesus in Matthew 22, Mark 12, Luke 10 and paraphrased here in John 13."A...
Posted by Michael Middaugh 1 year 11 weeks ago
“When religion ruled the world, they called it the Dark Ages.” That was the bumper sticker quote I read on the tailgate of a white minivan during my morning’s commute to work. Upon reading, I had so...