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Progressive Christian

2023-02-07T11:28:15-06:00

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The Culture War And The Gospel

Last updated on: February 7, 2023 at 11:28 am By C. Don Jones

The culture war sells and destroys. It is a war after all. Wars are meant to be won by whatever means are available. Unless they are profitable. Herein lies the dilemma of all wars. How long can you wage one until you destroy yourself? No one really knows the limit until it has been crossed. Politicians and pastors continue waging the latest culture war in the United States with no end in sight. Yet, the appalling sight of the self-destruction... Read more

Biblical Interpretation

Culture Wars

2023-02-04T11:24:27-06:00

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Movement Mythology

Last updated on: February 4, 2023 at 11:24 am By C. Don Jones

The overused word movement should be exorcised from our religious vocabulary. But if I cannot have that, let’s try doing without it for say four years. Eric Hoffer famously says, “Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket.” Another author puts the idea in a religious context. “Every revival begins in caves and dies in cathedrals.” The thought behind both of these statements is that the beginning is always pure while the... Read more

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Truth

2023-01-30T15:15:41-06:00

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My Sister, My Brother, My Family

Last updated on: January 30, 2023 at 3:15 pm By C. Don Jones

A boy said, “There are people who belong to the devil.” He hastily added, “No one here, of course.” He then started giving examples. The director looked to me. I contradicted everything he and many of the other children and adults heard in their lives. “No one belongs to the devil,” I pronounced. Are not we all supposed to be a brother or sister or family to everyone else? Pastor Don said it. And that settled it. Of course, my... Read more

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The Kingdom of God

2023-01-26T16:38:15-06:00

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God, the Story Teller

Last updated on: January 26, 2023 at 4:38 pm By C. Don Jones

Human beings are story tellers. If there is a difference between humans and the great apes, it is that we tell stories. Our brains develop each other by sharing narratives. Prometheus supposedly gave human beings fire and began the technological advancement of humans. Our modern version of the tale is once human beings had fire, we began telling stories around the central fire place. The great monotheistic religions are often called “revealed” religions. God reveals the divine self to prophets... Read more

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Theology

2023-01-23T12:20:52-06:00

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A High View of Scripture?

Last updated on: January 23, 2023 at 12:20 pm By C. Don Jones

The worst propaganda fundamentalists use is to claim “a high view of Scripture.” In a recent newspaper article a pastor justifies prejudice because he takes such a view. The untruth is that his opponents take “a low view of Scripture.” Honestly, I take a dim view of his prejudice. I am not sure what bothers me the most. Is it because Jesus was opposed by people with similar ideas about the Scriptures? Or is it because appeals to the authority... Read more

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2023-01-20T00:18:51-06:00

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What’s On The Menu?

Last updated on: January 20, 2023 at 12:18 am By C. Don Jones

Food is a spiritual issue. Mark Mylod’s The Menu makes that abundantly clear. It is a quirky thriller that puts gluttony, one of the seven deadly sins, on display. You can watch the trailer here and catch the movie on HBO and HBOmax streaming service. The plot is a world class celebrity chef whose identity is completely intertwined with his cooking. The patrons are people who are not hungry for food but hungry for new and exotic experiences. The chef is,... Read more

Food and Religion

2023-01-17T15:49:29-06:00

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Jesus of The Slave-holders

Last updated on: January 17, 2023 at 3:49 pm By C. Don Jones

The Jesus of my childhood was the Jesus of slave-holders. No one seemed to know that though. The are three key factors of evidence. What the church emphasizes. Who it is that has charge over everything that happens. And what happens when someone not in charge begins reading the gospels. Jesus for Masters There is an old joke about two brothers arguing over the last piece of cake. Their mother decides to settle the fight by asking what would Jesus... Read more

The Kingdom of God

Theology

Truth

2023-01-13T17:07:12-06:00

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What Do You Mean By Classical Christian?

Last updated on: January 13, 2023 at 5:07 pm By C. Don Jones

I first heard the term “classical Christian” when a fundamentalist explained the philosophy of the school where she worked. Fundamentalist Christians tend to traffic in terms which are meant to lend some sort of secular respectability to their goals. The Oxford Group and the idea of “moral rearmament” had nothing to do with Oxford University or even Oxford, Mississippi. Scientific Creationism did not work out. The new label is Intelligent Design. Now fundamentalist schooling is now “Classical Christian.” But exactly... Read more

2023-01-09T10:23:42-06:00

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Why Love Is Greater

Last updated on: January 9, 2023 at 10:23 am By C. Don Jones

Love is the greatest of the Theological virtues. 1 Corinthians 13 claim these three virtues remain, Faith, Hope, and Love. One though is the greatest of the three. So why do so many Christians emphasize faith as the primary virtue of the believer? There are many believers who castigate others due to a perceived lack of faith. Do we need more faith in order to finish a project? Does faith overcome fear? In the evangelical culture of the American South,... Read more

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The Kingdom of God

Theology

2023-01-06T09:58:21-06:00

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Christian Nationalism Is Not Christian

Last updated on: January 6, 2023 at 9:58 am By C. Don Jones

Two years ago, I started to write my outrage and feelings about white nationalism and the “January 6th” riot. I never published them. My mind was putting it all together. Christian nationalism is another way of saying white nationalism. And while I know some Christian nationalists are people of color, the standard is evangelical protestant. The “Europeanism” and especially anglophilism involved is white no matter the color of the speaker. Fundamentalism is the tragedy of American Christianity. The re-labeling of... Read more

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