A deeply diverse and insistently forward-looking campaign … could well prove unbeatable. A Strong Call to Insistent Courage and Hope Naomi Klein calls us to action and hope in No Is Not Enough:...
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Turn the Other Cheek MEANS Resist Them Non-Violently
I. THE PROBLEM: Jesus says to turn the other cheek. [See a summary of this post.] Is it ever appropriate for Christians to resist authority? Many of us feel there is much in the behavior of our...
We Must Speak Up. “Lift your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their sins.”
God requires it of the prophet. He MUST speak out about what he sees going on. Shout it aloud, do not hold back. Raise your voice like a trumpet. Declare to my people their rebellion and to the...
Jesus and Racism – Samaritan Lives Matter – Black Lives Matter
Samaritans in Jesus’ day were both religiously and racially despised. The phrase “Samaritan lives matter” would have been very offensive to the Jewish culture in which Jesus was...
The Love Off-Switch – Say “But Abortion” and You Don’t Have to Love Your Neighbors!
If you mention any social issue needing attention, that does not involve abortion agitation, some people come back with – “Well, there are more abortions than there are victims of that...
The Quiet Places in Our Lives Make Our Public Activity Safer
Contemplation and Public Action The public good is most in danger when the voluntary visits to contemplation are neglected in favor of immediate communitarian action. We don’t have to go off...
Nurse – Philosopher Makes Case for COMPASSION, CARING as a Primary Value
Together in Flexible Resistance – Chris Moore-Backman Understands
John Paul II: Private Prayer and the Dangers of Public Life
Short Quotes – Martin Luther King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"*
The Petty God is Bad But Worshiped Everywhere, in All Religions
Evangelicalism is Broken. Do They Know? Do They Care? (review of Labberton’s “Still Evangelical?”)
If You Do Not Love Your Neighbor Whom You CAN See – Can You Love God?
6 Truths for the Trump Years – Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Do Not Be Upset. Do Not Be Afraid. Even If Everything is Changing. (Teresa of Avila)
“It Will Happen Here.” Solidarity is the Only Possible Response.
Pro-Life: What Do They Want, or Actually Do?
It’s Not Foreigners, Atheists and Gays Who Must Turn! 2 Chronicles 7:14
German Christians Sold Out to Power and Glory
Crucial Issues Today
“Woe to those who make unjust laws.” – Isaiah
Together in Flexible Resistance – Naomi Klein Has Hope
Our Grave National Danger – Links & Quotes
What If Christians Are Persecuted Here? Advice from the Bible.
NO RELIGIOUS BULLIES. We Must “Lift Our VOICES” – While We Lay Down Our SWORDS.
You MUST Obey? No. You Are Not a Dog. Romans 13.
The Moral Priorities of Jesus – What Did Jesus Teach?
Evangelicalism is Broken. Do They Know? Do They Care? (review of Labberton’s “Still Evangelical?”)
Why Many Christians Do Not Vote Republican
John Paul II: Private Prayer and the Dangers of Public Life
Theocracy (Religion Runs the Government) – We Would Deeply Regret It
6 Truths for the Trump Years – Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
The Love Off-Switch – Say “But Abortion” and You Don’t Have to Love Your Neighbors!
Pro-Life: What Do They Want, or Actually Do?
It’s Not Foreigners, Atheists and Gays Who Must Turn! 2 Chronicles 7:14
German Christians Sold Out to Power and Glory
How Can One Recover From Near or Actual Trump-Worship?
Many Will Die. This Tax “Reform” is a Vicious Assault Against Us and People We Care About.
Vice President Mike Pence is a Very Dangerous Kind of Christian – He Sells His Soul for Power
