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...
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6 Truths for the Trump Years – Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
A black man in prison in a racist southern city in 1963 was a man whose life was in danger. Sadly, a black man anywhere in the US today is a man whose life is in danger. But while in that dangerous...
Together in Flexible Resistance – Naomi Klein Has Hope
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:...
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...
German Christians Sold Out to Power and Glory
[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...
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...
Nurse – Philosopher Makes Case for COMPASSION, CARING as a Primary Value
“It Will Happen Here.” Solidarity is the Only Possible Response.
The Quiet Places in Our Lives Make Our Public Activity Safer
John Paul II: Private Prayer and the Dangers of Public Life
We Must Speak Up. “Lift your voice like a trumpet; declare to my people their sins.”
The Petty God is Bad But Worshiped Everywhere, in All Religions
Short Quotes – Martin Luther King’s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"*
Pro-Life: What Do They Want, or Actually Do?
The Love Off-Switch – Say “But Abortion” and You Don’t Have to Love Your Neighbors!
Together in Flexible Resistance – Chris Moore-Backman Understands
If You Do Not Love Your Neighbor Whom You CAN See – Can You Love God?
Jesus and Racism – Samaritan Lives Matter – Black Lives Matter
It’s Not Foreigners, Atheists and Gays Who Must Turn! 2 Chronicles 7:14
Crucial Issues Today
“Woe to those who make unjust laws.” – Isaiah
The Love Off-Switch – Say “But Abortion” and You Don’t Have to Love Your Neighbors!
It’s Not Foreigners, Atheists and Gays Who Must Turn! 2 Chronicles 7:14
Evangelicalism is Broken. Do They Know? Do They Care? (review of Labberton’s “Still Evangelical?”)
Why Many Christians Do Not Vote Republican
Theocracy (Religion Runs the Government) – We Would Deeply Regret It
Together in Flexible Resistance – Chris Moore-Backman Understands
The Moral Priorities of Jesus – What Did Jesus Teach?
John Paul II: Private Prayer and the Dangers of Public Life
You MUST Obey? No. You Are Not a Dog. Romans 13.
Our Grave National Danger – Links & Quotes
6 Truths for the Trump Years – Martin Luther King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
What If Christians Are Persecuted Here? Advice from the Bible.
How Can One Recover From Near or Actual Trump-Worship?
NO RELIGIOUS BULLIES. We Must “Lift Our VOICES” – While We Lay Down Our SWORDS.
Vice President Mike Pence is a Very Dangerous Kind of Christian – He Sells His Soul for Power
Pro-Life: What Do They Want, or Actually Do?
Together in Flexible Resistance – Naomi Klein Has Hope
Many Will Die. This Tax “Reform” is a Vicious Assault Against Us and People We Care About.
