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David Popham
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Thinking Theologically: Tight or Wide Spiritual Focus
Conference Minister Reflects on Thinking Theologically From the July 1, 2020 Coconut Wireless Tight or Wide Spiritual Focus I can...
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David Popham
- Jun 24, 2020
- 2 min
Conference Minister Reflection: A Time to Deepen Beauty
I am a fan of Catholic theologian John Haught. His work in theologies of evolution gives insights into the ways of God's work in the...
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David Popham
- Jun 3, 2020
- 2 min
Reopening Church Facilities: By What Day Can We Reopen?
We are finding ourselves a bit worn out, for while we are done with COVID-19, the novel coronavirus is not done with us.
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David Popham
- Jun 3, 2020
- 2 min
Call to Conference-Wide Prayer
Like me, many of you are beside yourself with the scenes playing out nightly of protestors and clashes and unrest. Let me state...
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David Popham
- May 27, 2020
- 2 min
Guidelines for Reopening Church Facilities
Now that the State of Hawai'i is at the point of a soft reopening, please be aware that most county ordinances include language about...
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David Popham
- May 20, 2020
- 2 min
What Is the Church?
As we near the end of May, we do so with an extension of sheltering-in-place. This strategy has worked well to dramatically flatten the...
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David Popham
- May 6, 2020
- 2 min
Reflecting on "Magical Thinking"
When a crisis occurs, it is easy for people to blur the line between magical thinking and faithful responses. Recently I was on the...