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2024-10-14T09:51:58-06:00

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Why Do You Call Me Good?

Last updated on: October 14, 2024 at 9:51 am By C. Don Jones

Some people think I am a real person. It is a good bet that I am simply a character in a story – a parable – designed to enlighten the minds of listeners. My name is unknown. I was never worthy of one. You call me the “Good Samaritan.” Another person said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Good Neighbors Why do you call me that, anyway? You know. I am labeled as the “Good Samaritan.” Jesus never calls me... Read more

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2024-06-04T14:06:57-06:00

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Jesus Was Guilty

Last updated on: June 4, 2024 at 2:06 pm By C. Don Jones

Jesus was guilty. Yes, I know we say Jesus died without sin. Still, it is possible to be guilty and without sin. The present age is not different from any other in this fact. We often hold people accountable for actions we lack the courage to do. We participate in the sins of other people including the majority opinion. This is the point where Jesus was guilty. Actually he was guilty on several points. Jesus Was Guilty For Not Condemning... Read more

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2024-05-30T09:22:38-06:00

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Sister Bird

Last updated on: May 30, 2024 at 9:22 am By C. Don Jones

First, I thought something had fallen. Then I thought someone had come into the church annex through the back door. “Hello?” I called tentatively. No one answered. Getting up from the desk in the pastor’s study, I looked around the lower floor. There was a shadow behind a curtain. I guessed correctly what it was. The juvenile bird began frantically flying to get away from me. When she finally settled, she eyed me. I am not the world’s best birder.... Read more

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2024-05-22T12:04:33-06:00

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Support for Pope Francis from a Separated Brother.

Last updated on: May 22, 2024 at 12:04 pm By C. Don Jones

An Egyptian Coptic Christian once asked me, “Do Methodists follow the Pope in Italy?” My reply, “If anything we may honor him as Bishop of Rome, but to call him our spiritual leader then no.” I did not expect the gentleman to understand. Still, he loved visiting our church. The Heresy of the Pope Francis, in his service as a Bishop of Rome, has been a great ambassador for Jesus Christ in this world. But after his interview with 60... Read more

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2024-05-02T08:52:10-06:00

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All Heaven Broke Loose

Last updated on: May 2, 2024 at 8:52 am By C. Don Jones

Yesterday, all heaven broke loose. Five years ago, it was all hell. The people who accused the rest of us in The United Methodist Church of not keeping our vows acted like an abusive spouse destroying the house while demanding a divorce. It was not a surprise. But yesterday, it all went away for awhile at least. Where there was pain, anger, shouting, and crying five years ago, there was song, dancing, hugging, and celebration instead. Heaven Meets Earth We... Read more

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2024-04-24T13:57:29-06:00

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There Is No Hate Like Christian Hate

Last updated on: April 24, 2024 at 1:57 pm By C. Don Jones

I kept wishing he would turn, change lanes, and just go away. He would not. I was behind a hate-filled Christian. On his back windshield were two stickers. One was a scripture quote, “Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and you will be saved.” The other was Donald Trump dressed as Calvin from the Calvin and Hobbes comic strip urinating on the name Biden. If I was this person’s pastor, I would be ashamed. All About The Hate Oddly enough,... Read more

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2024-04-15T14:34:10-06:00

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Deconstructing The Robin’s Nest

Last updated on: April 15, 2024 at 2:34 pm By C. Don Jones

Birds build nests. But only recently did I see a pair of mockingbirds in the process of deconstructing a robin’s nest. I saw it happen gradually just outside my front window in the dogwood tree. I was interested for one reason only. The nest stayed empty and unused for the previous three years. Instead of merely reusing the nest, the pair took it apart twig by twig and stem by stem to build their own in a nearby bush. Perhaps,... Read more

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2024-03-26T08:25:11-06:00

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God, Country, And The Great UMC Fracture

Last updated on: March 26, 2024 at 8:25 am By C. Don Jones

I was glad the theater seat was comfortable. The documentary I watched was not. God & Country can spoil popcorn. It is one of many developments that are spoiling church life. No matter how much complaining we offer the question of what is to be done remains. I sat with some others in a discussion about it yesterday. Up until that time, removing myself from the company of White Christian Nationalists was my favorite option. My second favorite was to... Read more

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2024-03-26T13:36:19-06:00

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Rage And Nonviolence

Last updated on: March 26, 2024 at 1:36 pm By C. Don Jones

What is left to us now? He asked me. Rage, I replied. The exchange (my summation of a longer discussion) between Hirsch and Chaim from The Quarrel sticks with me. The argument is over tradition. The question concerns what can the Jewish people turn to after the Holocaust? At what point does anger turn to rage? At what point does rage become all-consuming violence? Divine Rage The recent self-immolation of Aaron Bushnell — a young active duty U.S. Airman —... Read more

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2024-03-04T10:49:01-06:00

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A Holy God And The Sanctity of Embryos

Last updated on: March 4, 2024 at 10:49 am By C. Don Jones

Are embryos human beings? This is the question recently answered by the Alabama Supreme Court. In Alabama, a fertilized human ovum is a human being. Chief Justice Tom Parker did not rely on science or the law for his conclusion. He decided to use biblical quotes and appealed to the holiness of God for his conclusion. The Bible and Christian fundamentalist theology are his ultimate sources of legal authority. Lawyer Theology Lawyers by definition are legalists. When fundamentalist lawyers begin... Read more

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