[A Review of Strange Glory: A Life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, by Charles Marsh, 2014] This book is not written to coddle nor to discomfort whatever our self-image is as American Christians today; Marsh is trying to show reality. To...
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A major theme of the Bible is that there is indeed a higher standard for public behavior than the preferences of the wealthy and powerful of this world.I’ve experienced it a number of times – many of my Christian acquaintances...
(Publication Info.)(This is my review of Occupy Spirituality: A Radical Vision for a New Generation, by Adam Bucko and Matthew Fox. 2013, North Atlantic Books.) I was very pleased with this book. It is a conversation between a...
Chuck Hassebrook (D-NE Governor candidate) closed out his campaign last night by quoting Micah 6:8. “He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the Lord require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to...
If you say, “But we knew nothing about this,” does not he who weighs the heart perceive it? … Will he not repay everyone according to what they have done?Many of my Republican friends would protest and say it isn’t...
Read MoreThe billionaires won big in yesterday’s election, so the Party-That-Tends-To-Hurt-People got stronger. But, as the hurt increases, the ‘little people’ (which seems to be most of us) will not blame that party....
Read MoreThis is from a powerful diary over at Daily Kos. It lists casualties of the Israeli efforts to subdue the Palestinians in two recent months. Her article adds some very helpful historical illustration and comment. I do not ask...
Read MoreHere’s the guy who did the (illegal) high-wire walk between the towers of the World Trade Center. Dare you think about the impossibe? – especially something impossible that badly NEEDS doing? It’s impossible....
Read More“Letter from Birmingham Jail” – Short Quotes from Martin Luther King’s 2nd Most Famous Literary Production. “Why Many Christians Do Not Vote Republican” Kid’s Version of the Declaration...
Read MoreTrue story: A friend recently complained that she was really hurting and really needed health care. But she didn’t sign up for the ACA because “everybody” was saying it was such a disaster. Now she finds out...
Read More(One of my letters to the editor of a local newspaper.) I am a church person, a person of faith. But I don’t think the US needs a government that rules as if it were the voice of God. This nation’s Constitution was...
Read MoreHere are 9 very short “chapters” on how Jesus lived and taught. I titled it “The Moral Priorities of Jesus.” What do you think? CHAPTERS Introduction: Jesus was Respected but also Suspected. Why? God:...
Read MoreWe live in bad times – or at least the potential is there and growing. Bad religion and bad relationships do NOT prepare us for bad times, nor do they help us get through them. The ancient prophets Isaiah and Micah, among...
Read More. . . switch sides from Caesar’s way to Jesus’ way – before it is too late.* – Brian McLaren “Caesar’s way” stands for secular, temporal government or authority. The usage derives from Jesus’ saying, when asked about...
Read MoreHere’s a very helpful reaction to the article “Why Many Christians Do Not Vote Republican.” Thanks CT for putting things so well. I have added underlines and bolding. This is a great article. Although I am not American, if...
Read MoreA lot of us have “been diagnosed” with specific personality or mental conditions. I don’t formally have such a diagnosis (I’ve not yet seen anyone qualified to do it for me); but I’m sure there are several...
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