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May 15, 2018

The Failure of Zion

The recent massacre of dozens of Gaza protesters by Israeli snipers is a tremendous tragedy,...

December 2017

December 31, 2017

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June 25, 2016

The two pivots Trump needs to make to secure the white evangelical vote

I had thought there was no way Trump could be elected president because he wasn't...

March 2016

March 30, 2016

What I would have to see from John Kasich to support him

Let’s say the unthinkable happens this July in Cleveland at the Republican National Convention and...

November 2014

November 07, 2014

Can God improvise outside the boundaries of Christian orthodoxy?

Generally there are two extreme positions that Christians can take when talking about where other...

August 2014

August 01, 2014

A song that shows how war can destroy your humanity

This video was recorded in Tel Aviv by Ha'aertz journalist Haim Har-Zahav. The lyrics of...

July 2014

July 22, 2014

The only two sides of any human conflict for Christians who love their enemies

We live in a world that loves to draw lines between "us" and "them." This...

July 20, 2014

An enemy is someone whose story you haven’t heard

A couple of weeks ago, Brian Zahnd preached a sermon on the healing of Naaman...

July 18, 2014

When children get in the way of our boundaries in Gaza and California

Children get in the way. It's what they do. My children get in my way...

July 09, 2014

The failure of Christian witness in a world of violence

A West Virginia woman named Holly Fisher stirred up a social media storm with her...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Anti-semitism, apartheid, and sensitivity in talking about Israel

John Kerry got in trouble. His crime, as Israeli columnist Noam Sheifaz put it, was...

December 2013

December 06, 2013

O Come Emmanuel (a hip-hop Advent resource)

It's been wonderful not blogging or surfing social media this week. Lat night, God gave...

September 2013

September 13, 2013

Yom Kippur: What does atonement mean?

Today is Yom Kippur, Judaism's day of atonement. It's a day for fasting, repentance, and...

May 2013

May 22, 2013

How in charge is God when tragedy strikes?

I knew it was coming: the Piper tweet, this time quoting Job in response to...

May 16, 2013

Israeli youth picks prison over occupation

I just came across this video from Nathan Blanc, a 19 year old Israeli who...

May 12, 2013

The savior who made us relevant to His mission (Acts 1:6-11)

I preached this weekend about the ascension of Christ. As I shared in a blog...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Looking Back on 2012: Oct-Dec

Since it's the last day of 2012, I have to cover three months in this...

December 24, 2012

Why name him Jesus?

In Matthew 1:21, Gabriel says to Mary, ""You are to give him the name Jesus,...

November 2012

November 29, 2012

Biblical Zion requires a one-state solution

The UN General Assembly today passed a resolution to grant Palestine "observer-state status," which Palestinian...

November 21, 2012

Can Israel love its enemies in Gaza and keep its people safe?

I realize I've had blogorrhea lately about the Gaza crisis. This is probably my last...

November 21, 2012

What counts as terrorism?

I realize I'll get in trouble for writing this. I hope you can love me...

November 17, 2012

The disaster of not talking with your enemies

One of the most cogent things that Barack Obama said during his 2008 presidential campaigns...

November 16, 2012

Six things I can say about Gaza

It's hard to articulate a legitimate Christian response to the tragedy in Gaza right now....

November 16, 2012

Five kids that God cares about

Below are pictures of five kids that God cares about. 1) Ahmed Younis Kadher, age...

November 15, 2012

Three images about Gaza that speak for themselves

My heart is sick at what is happening in Gaza right now. I can't think...

October 2012

October 23, 2012

Strength vs. integrity: a Biblical response to the presidential debate

What I learned from last night's final presidential debate (which was the first one I...

October 22, 2012

What would you have done in Libya?

One of the things that makes me hot in watching politics is when one politician...

October 17, 2012

10 songs in 2 days on the Goodson Chapel piano

I had a bit of a creative explosion this week while I was attending the...

October 01, 2012

Sight as a Metaphor for Salvation (Mark 8:22-26)

The last sermon in our Jesus Is My Candidate series had the theme "He gives...

September 2012

September 26, 2012

A Yom Kippur dream for Israel/Palestine

It's quite presumptuous for a Christian to write about an Israeli political issue in the...