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October 2022

October 18, 2022

Who/What is the Beast/anti-Christ? And why you should care #2

In my first post in this series, I suggested that the answer to this question is...

September 2022

September 26, 2022

Was Queen Elizabeth II a Christian? Why I don’t like the question

Over the last number of posts, I have been discussing what I believe is a...

July 2022

July 19, 2022

Those in power love the status quo: even if that means the continued suffering of the Palestinians. Why the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: #5

Power and peace There is no question that the President of the US and...

June 2022

June 21, 2022

My experience in the West Bank: Why I’ll never be the same: Why the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: Part #4

In the summer of 2011, I traveled alone through the West Bank. It was arranged...

February 2022

February 08, 2022

Militarism and Ukraine

We all know and agree that our media is biased and that it is hard...

January 2022

January 25, 2022

Evangelicalism: Where have all the young people gone?

NB: apologies for those who read this blog regularly. This post is essentially the same...

October 2021

October 26, 2021

America’s Racist Past pt3: The Bible, injustice, and race#13; Justice#37

Have you ever considered: “what causes people to riot?” What comes to your mind when...

September 2021

September 21, 2021

Is America’s racist past the source of systemic injustice? The Bible, injustice, and race#9; Justice#34

A number of years ago a public-school teacher, who taught in an inner-city...

August 2021

August 31, 2021

Biden quotes Isaiah. Not again.

Almost exactly one year ago I posted on my Facebook page a critique of Mike...

July 2021

July 13, 2021

Is Racism really a problem? It is time to remove our blinders! The Bible, justice and race#1; Justice#26.

In Acts 6, Luke, the author of the book of Acts, tells us that,...

May 2021

May 26, 2021

The bombing has ended: now what? The struggle in Gaza and the West Bank continues

Well, the bombing has ended and the media has turned its focus away from...

May 18, 2021

Understanding the events on the ground between the Israelis and the Palestinians and what we should do about it.

Our hearts break today because peace remains absent in the Middle East. While the powers...

April 2021

April 06, 2021

Women, Injustice, and the Bible: Women-Injustice#2; Justice#13

A few weeks ago, I was preaching on the Bible, women, and injustice. As I...

March 2021

March 10, 2021

Why our failure to understand our own context impedes our ability to do Justice: Justice#10

In the last few posts, we have been noting that any attempt to apply the...

March 03, 2021

Rome and Empire: What does the Bible say about empire? Justice#9

Many efforts to discuss justice and the church fail to account for the biblical view...

February 2021

February 25, 2021

Doing justice today: what does it look like? Understanding Empire: Justice#8

My wife and I have always enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes movies. We recently decided to...

January 2021

January 20, 2021

Challenging the Church to be the Church

Today, the US will inaugurate its next president. For some, this day marks the end...

January 07, 2021

An evangelical appraisal of yesterday’s outrageous events

In all honesty, I hesitate to respond for several reasons: 1) I can only imagine...

December 2020

December 08, 2020

Injustice: maybe I’m the problem: Justice#1

“First they came for the socialists and I did not speak out—because I am not...

October 2020

October 31, 2020

All Saints Day and Election 2020: Jesus, politics, the election, and the kingdom of God

“Got a big week coming up. Lots of exciting things!” As soon as I...

September 2020

September 04, 2020

Confronting racism and injustice: Why can’t we learn from history?

You may not be aware but the single issue that resulted in the formation of...

August 2020

August 30, 2020

Make American Great Again? When was America ever Great?

It is not uncommon today to see the polarized camps of the right advance the...

August 14, 2020

Pursue the truth at all times: then follow it (part 4): Five ways to healthy conversations that will not only enhance your journey with Christ, but also advance your witness

I had just finished preaching a sermon during advent when, instead of congratulating me...

May 2020

May 01, 2020

Are we sure that we are reading our Bibles well? Part 1

A helpful guide to reading our Bibles more effectively! “For the time will come when...

March 2020

March 20, 2020

Understanding the Kingdom of God: Part 6 of 7

Another key to understanding the nature of the kingdom of God is to discern that...

January 2020

January 03, 2020

Should Trump be Impeached: My reflections on Mark Galli’s article

My response to the piece by Mark Galli My initial reaction as I read...

December 2019

December 24, 2019

“Pro-life” means “pro-all-life”

Are “pro-life” evangelicals inconsistent in their ethic? The answer to question is, “yes.” We...

October 2019

October 29, 2019

Is our current president an “instrument of righteousness”?

When Christians take a stand politically and endorse people or laws it is imperative that...

August 2019

August 31, 2019

The Gospel and Power (part 3)

There will indeed be a day when Jesus will rule all the nations. But it...

August 28, 2019

The Gospel and Power (part 2)

Christian leaders need to be held to a higher ethical standard than others The first...