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April 2025

April 12, 2025

Will Trump go to War with Iran? What Is the Church’s Role?

“Savages,” “Terrorists,” “Human animals,” “Fundamentalists,” “Religious Extremists.” This is the language we use to depict...

April 07, 2025

I Didn’t Vote for Netanyahu

In my recent book, Land of Contention, I noted, “An essential feature of Christianity and...

March 2025

March 14, 2025

Mahmoud Khalil Attacking Free Speech or Dangerous Precedent

Whether the US is great or not is a debate for another day. One great...

March 11, 2025

Deconstructing Faith: Rediscovering Jesus and the Kingdom #3

Domesticating Jesus As I noted in my previous two posts (post 1 and post 2), my...

March 07, 2025

Trump’s West Bank Plan: Are we on the wrong side of history?

Anticipation grows as the world awaits Trump’s plan for the West Bank. He is expected...

March 05, 2025

The Danger of Illegal Protests? or the Silencing of Dissent?

Earlier this week, President Trump threatened to punish “illegal” campus protests. I posted some thoughts...

February 2025

February 13, 2025

Trump’s Plan: Palestinians Won’t Trust It Nor Should They

Trump’s Plan The Palestinians Won’t Trust It Nor Should They In my post last week,...

February 05, 2025

“Riviera of the Med.?” Absurd, Inhumane, Heartless, Callous

In case you didn’t hear, last week, Trump said that he wants to “clean out”...

February 03, 2025

Immigration: They Aren’t Just Coming—We Drove Them Here

Today, thousands of people are living in fear of deportation. Native Americans, those whose rights...

January 2025

January 22, 2025

Ceasefire or Just Peace? The Struggle for Justice in Gaza

Blessed are those who mourn Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness/justice Blessed...

January 20, 2025

What would MLK say about the Genocide in Gaza?

Maybe you haven’t heard, but there is a Genocide going on, and in case you...

January 13, 2025

Wrestling with Church/Embracing Christ: De/reconstruction #2

In my first post in this series, I began with a lunch encounter I recently...

January 06, 2025

Trump: Why I am not Looking Forward to the next 4 years

Well, I am sure that Donald Trump's election will provide plenty of material for this...

December 2024

December 23, 2024

Can Christianity Today Model the Conversations Churches Need

I recently had a conversation with another pastor-friend. At one point, we moved on to...

December 18, 2024

What if we got it all wrong? Deconstruction and Jesus #1

I recently had lunch with the President (who is a good friend) and some of...

November 2024

November 25, 2024

Huckabee, Gaza, and the Evangelical Failure to Seek Justice

Palestinian Pastor Munther Isaac recently posted, “The irony for us Palestinian Christians is that evangelicals,...

November 18, 2024

Will our Election Change Anything in Gaza or the West Bank?

I have yet to offer my thoughts on the election. Instead, last week, I began...

November 14, 2024

What Would You Do? Gaza, Torture, and the Limits of Patience

What do I think about the elections last week? Well, my first concern has been...

November 12, 2024

Trump, Power, and Evangelical Loyalty: A Reflection on Gaza

Well, I suppose you might be expecting my reaction to the election results. Honestly, I...

November 05, 2024

Why We Need to Look Beyond just Abortion in the Election

I am going to address a political post, and I ask that you hear me...

November 04, 2024

Election Day 2025 What we need to know to vote well

The Kingdom of God Isn’t on the Ballot: A Guide to Voting with Purpose “Today...

October 2024

October 21, 2024

Israeli Settlers: CT’s Misguided Narratives on the West Bank

Imagine a foreign people moving into Texas and confiscating the land and farms of Texans....

October 14, 2024

Calling for Justice: Sadly CT’s Podcast Perpetuates Conflict

Two weeks ago, I posted another blog about Christianity Today’s podcast series, “The Promised Land.”...

October 07, 2024

One Year in Reflecting on the War on Gaza & Path to Peace

Today is the one year . . . (I don’t see how the word “anniversary”...

September 2024

September 30, 2024

CT Podcast series on Israel-Palestine: Dangerous Propaganda?

“The West Bank is unlivable.” These are the words of Palestinian Christian Pastor Munther Isaac....

September 23, 2024

When will the madness end? Not until it is too late?

A week ago, I was in a meeting in which one of the participants was...

September 16, 2024

A Just Peace is the only hope for Israelis and Palestinians

“When you commit crimes against another you are not only hurting them, you are also...

September 10, 2024

Isr-Pal: What if we don’t speak up and then it is too late?

The West Bank is under siege by Israel With all the attention on the war...

August 2024

August 30, 2024

End the conflict in Gaza soon, or Israel may not survive

If the Israeli-Palestinian conflict does not find a swift resolution, it may never be resolved....

August 28, 2024

Killing Children and Making a Profit: The MIC Rolls On

War is a business. And the Military-Industrial-Complex (MIC) profits from it. A lot. As I...