Colin Bossen

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A Prayer for a Service Celebrating the Life and Legaprcy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

By cbossen
In Contemporary Politics, Human Rights, Ministry
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presented at the chapel service of Harris Manchester College, January 21, 2026 There are many kinds of prayer. The petitionary requests of the divine intercession. Some times such words are offered imploringly, desperately, longing for the impossible. We beg of God—or however we conceptualize that which is greater than all yet resides within each—with words similar to those of Jesus, “Oh, my...

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A Prayer for Democracy

By cbossen
In Ministry, News
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Friends, you are no doubt horrified by the events unfolding in Washington, DC. What has happened today can only be described as an attempted coup. Constitutional democracy is under threat. Treasonous white supremacists, fascists, and neo-Confederates are trying to destroy the electoral order of the United States. It is a dangerous moment. In these dangerous times, I invite you into the spirit...

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