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2021-08-16T09:37:42-06:00

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5 Wrong Lessons Learned in Afghanistan

Last updated on: August 16, 2021 at 9:37 am By C. Don Jones

I was wrong. That is all there is too it. I was angry. And I made a decision from a place of anger. I was not along. The whole country claimed it was mourning. But we were really just angry. Here are 5 lessons about how me and others got it wrong. We Were Wrong About the Victims The campaign against Al Queda and its Taliban allies began 1 month following the September 11 attacks on The World Trade Center... Read more

Afghanistan

2021-08-12T09:20:23-06:00

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How We Stand Against The Bullies

Last updated on: August 12, 2021 at 9:20 am By C. Don Jones

The bullies made their stand again. This time it was school boards attacked. The anti-vaccination and anti-masking conspiracy theory activists showed up and threatened. And what did the majority do? They went about their daily lives. Doctors and nurses were threatened. Some of the bullies believed God was with them. Where were the majority of clergy to stand up for these other professional people? Why aren’t we doing better? Good Sense Refuses to Stand People with good sense are usually... Read more

Biblical Interpretation

2021-08-09T09:53:01-06:00

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Chewed, Swallowed, And Digested

Last updated on: August 9, 2021 at 9:53 am By C. Don Jones

Is evil real or a delusion? King Henry V, according to Shakespeare, was dealing with deluded but evil people when he coined this phrase. “If little faults, proceeding on distemper, shall not be wink’d at, how shall we stretch our eye when capital crimes, chew’d, swallow’d, and digested appear before us?” Henry lays a trap for three treasonous nobles by offering to forgive a peasant for the drunkenly insulting his majesty. His three treasonous friends counsel against showing such leniency... Read more

Biblical Interpretation

2021-08-06T06:49:54-06:00

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Speaking With Someone Who Is Going to Disagree

Last updated on: August 6, 2021 at 6:49 am By C. Don Jones

Speaking with someone who will disagree is never easy for me. I do not know why that’s the case. Perhaps, it is from being brow-beaten too many times. I don’t do debates very often. Often I ask myself what’s the point if no one will change their mind. Then I think about the examples set down by the Biblical prophets. They always spoke with someone they hoped would listen. But it was never very likely to happen. They had no... Read more

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2021-08-02T15:11:33-06:00

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How We Came To Be Known For What We Hate

Last updated on: August 2, 2021 at 3:11 pm By C. Don Jones

The Church is known for what we hate. We often try to cover ourselves with a version of “but they don’t understand us.” It never works. We want to play the victim. And yet, like all families it only takes one member to define how others see us. What We Love I have served many churches that can be considered “family chapels.” Listening to the members of such congregations, one gets the impression that they can be friendly and loving even... Read more

2021-07-30T08:08:05-06:00

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Reflecting On My Fight With COVID-19 A Year Later

Last updated on: July 30, 2021 at 8:08 am By C. Don Jones

I caught myself reflecting this time last year I got COVID. Mine was a mild case. But it was bad enough. Kathryn and a few of our friends and relatives got really bad cases of it. Thankfully, no one died. I should add the words so far. The same thing can be said about my congregation. So far, no one has died with the COVID-19 virus. I thought the new vaccines would help us overcome this disease. But now I find... Read more

2021-07-26T09:02:11-06:00

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The Zealot Revisited

Last updated on: July 26, 2021 at 9:02 am By C. Don Jones

The zealot is the enemy of the faithful. Unfortunately, it is hard to tell the difference between the two. Time is the gift that helps one distinguish the two. Or as Jesus would say, “You will know them by their fruit.” (Matthew 7:16a) As I I say, this takes time. Thankfully, you can tell the tree by the flower. But only if you have experience. Let’s look at the fruit of the zealot. The Zealot And Doctrine Samuel Johnson said,... Read more

Biblical Interpretation

2021-07-22T08:26:09-06:00

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Living Off The Land As Spirituality

Last updated on: July 22, 2021 at 8:26 am By C. Don Jones

Living off the land is not romantic. It is a necessity for many where I live. A lot of families know how to find food when the money is low. My mother’s family was no different. They knew how to hunt and gather. My grandfather only had a 3rd grade education. He raised a large family and read his King James Bible every Sunday. Given his education level, I can imagine how little he understood. But he did his best.... Read more

Biblical Interpretation

2021-07-19T08:57:44-06:00

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Bigotry And Belief

Last updated on: July 19, 2021 at 8:57 am By C. Don Jones

The problem with bigotry and belief is that the two look alike. Many people easily mistake one for the other. A believer may be a bigot. But a bigot is always a believer. It is a situation that requires precise surgery to understand the difference. We will try to do that here. The Excuses of Bigotry Bigotry is a refusal to listen, learn, or grow. “I was raised this way,” is the normal excuse. It is a cop out. I... Read more

Progressive Christianity

2021-07-15T08:24:57-06:00

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The Mt. Bethel UMC Problem

Last updated on: July 15, 2021 at 8:24 am By C. Don Jones

Mt Bethel UMC is the latest focal point of the less than amicable divorce in The United Methodist Church. The North Georgia Conference recently moved to seize the assets of the congregation. The reason given is that the UM Church has violated the Discipline of the United Methodist Church by refusing to pay annual apportionments and rejecting a pastoral change. The congregation has a history of getting it wrong. Pastor Randell Mickler balked at the idea of Rabbi Steven Lebow... Read more

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