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About Rev. Curt McCormack

Rev. Curt is a retired pastor out of the American Baptist tradition, living in Oregon with his wife of over 55 years. Curt is a lifelong student of the Bible, an author, a musician, a songwriter, and an advocate for peace, religious tolerance and social justice.

Where Do We Go From Here?

It seems odd to be thinking about the year 2023, wondering what happened to 2022. The days seem to fly by stopping not for naught, with little consideration for my personal agenda. Nonetheless, it’s keep [...]

By Rev. Curt McCormack|2023-01-14T19:35:05+00:00January 14th, 2023|Theology|Comments Off

What Do We Do With the Christmas Story

My December blog comes out of my book, “Confessions of a Christian Cynic,” Essay 15, on what do we do with the Christmas Story? This essay has been edited and updated. ESSAY #15: WHAT DO [...]

By Rev. Curt McCormack|2022-12-11T20:54:08+00:00December 11th, 2022|Theology|Comments Off

Dominionism and the Christian Right Movement

I recently read an article in the November issue of The Christian Century magazine, titled “The Quiet Rise of Christian Dominionism” by Dr. Keri Ladner. Ladner’s article took me back to my evangelical days. It [...]

By Rev. Curt McCormack|2022-11-13T03:48:38+00:00November 13th, 2022|Current Events, Politics, Theology|Comments Off

What is Truth?

I’ve been thinking a lot about truth. At this point it seems to me that truth is subject to perspective, which in turn provides opinion, and often opinion is not necessarily the truth! In John’s [...]

By Rev. Curt McCormack|2022-10-08T19:16:45+00:00October 8th, 2022|Politics, Theology|Comments Off

Pulling People In, Or Pushing Them Out?

From Father Richard Rohr, Center for Action and Contemplation, March 21, 2022: “The disciples aren’t sent out to create an institution fortified by uniformity, just another tribe highly defended against all outside forces. Certainly, Western [...]

By Rev. Curt McCormack|2022-08-29T04:05:45+00:00August 29th, 2022|Theology|Comments Off

A Tolerance for Ambiguity

Back in the early 70’s, I produced a worship songbook titled, “Gonna Shout For Joy.” It included several pages talking about the work and make up of worship, plus some original songs to be used [...]

By Rev. Curt McCormack|2022-08-02T22:21:11+00:00July 31st, 2022|Theology|Comments Off

Homosexuality and the Biblical Tradition

In the 13th century, the Bible was used to defend the Divine Right of Kings against Democracy. But contrary to that belief, the Magna Carta was formed, and Democracy was born. The Divine Right of [...]

By Rev. Curt McCormack|2022-04-18T23:18:06+00:00June 1st, 2022|Current Events, Theology|Comments Off

The Buzzard, The Bat and The Bumblebee

Based on a scripture from Romans 12:1,2. This story has been floating around the internet for several years. I share it with you because it brought a new insight to me after seeing it again [...]

By Rev. Curt McCormack|2022-04-22T03:51:35+00:00April 21st, 2022|Theology|Comments Off

Book Banning. Much Ado About Nothing?

Many historians point to Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin as the first book in the United States to experience a ban on a national scale. Some go as far to say that it was an instrumental [...]

By Rev. Curt McCormack|2022-04-21T17:56:05+00:00March 21st, 2022|Current Events|Comments Off

Rumors of War

I’m trying to wrap my head around war. I don’t think I get it. I abhor war. It goes against every cell in my body. The first war I remember was the Vietnam War. I [...]

By Rev. Curt McCormack|2022-03-12T19:21:26+00:00March 12th, 2022|Current Events|Comments Off

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