[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...
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“It Will Happen Here.” Solidarity is the Only Possible Response.
When so many groups are under attack a collective response is the only response. They're attacking all of us to make us feel atomized and fearful.
Evangelicalism is Broken. Do They Know? Do They Care? (review of Labberton’s “Still Evangelical?”)
Many of them see no crisis, judging from 5 of the 12 articles in Mark Labbertons’s recent valuable book Still Evangelical? (pub’d Jan 2018). If you are concerned about these issues – if you...
Do Not Be Upset. Do Not Be Afraid. Even If Everything is Changing. (Teresa of Avila)
“The Bookmark of Teresa of Jesus” Do not be upset. Do not be afraid. Everything is changing. God alone is changeless. Patience attains the goal. Who has God has everything. God alone...
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...
If You Do Not Love Your Neighbor Whom You CAN See – Can You Love God?
The author of “1 John” makes a simple, blunt, very logical analysis of our emotional attachments – or professed attachments. (1 John 4:20) If you do not love your brother whom you...
We Must Speak Up. “Lift your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their sins.”
Pro-Life: What Do They Want, or Actually Do?
Jesus and Racism – Samaritan Lives Matter – Black Lives Matter
It’s Not Foreigners, Atheists and Gays Who Must Turn! 2 Chronicles 7:14
The Quiet Places in Our Lives Make Our Public Activity Safer
6 Truths for the Trump Years – Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Nurse – Philosopher Makes Case for COMPASSION, CARING as a Primary Value
Short Quotes – Martin Luther King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"*
Together in Flexible Resistance – Chris Moore-Backman Understands
Together in Flexible Resistance – Naomi Klein Has Hope
The Love Off-Switch – Say “But Abortion” and You Don’t Have to Love Your Neighbors!
The Petty God is Bad But Worshiped Everywhere, in All Religions
John Paul II: Private Prayer and the Dangers of Public Life
Crucial Issues Today
What If Christians Are Persecuted Here? Advice from the Bible.
Why Many Christians Do Not Vote Republican
“Woe to those who make unjust laws.” – Isaiah
Theocracy (Religion Runs the Government) – We Would Deeply Regret It
You MUST Obey? No. You Are Not a Dog. Romans 13.
Vice President Mike Pence is a Very Dangerous Kind of Christian – He Sells His Soul for Power
Our Grave National Danger – Links & Quotes
Together in Flexible Resistance – Naomi Klein Has Hope
How Can One Recover From Near or Actual Trump-Worship?
Pro-Life: What Do They Want, or Actually Do?
German Christians Sold Out to Power and Glory
Many Will Die. This Tax “Reform” is a Vicious Assault Against Us and People We Care About.
John Paul II: Private Prayer and the Dangers of Public Life
Evangelicalism is Broken. Do They Know? Do They Care? (review of Labberton’s “Still Evangelical?”)
NO RELIGIOUS BULLIES. We Must “Lift Our VOICES” – While We Lay Down Our SWORDS.
The Love Off-Switch – Say “But Abortion” and You Don’t Have to Love Your Neighbors!
The Moral Priorities of Jesus – What Did Jesus Teach?
6 Truths for the Trump Years – Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
Together in Flexible Resistance – Chris Moore-Backman Understands
