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September 2011

September 22, 2011

N.T. Wright on the Death Penalty and American Christianity

This comes from a short article in the Washington Post "On Faith:" You can’t reconcile...

September 22, 2011

The State Killed 2 Men Last Night (but we only cared about Troy Davis) [David Henson]

The situation with Troy Davis is truly heartbreaking. Jesus calls us to care about life. ...

September 08, 2011

The New “War” on Terror: 9/11 and Jesus’ Approach to Enemies of the State

This past week I was invited to speak at a youth event, which had servanthood...

August 2011

August 23, 2011

Even a Jewish Rabbi Thinks That Christian Zionism is Bad For Israel (Glen Beck’s Rally – Restoring Courage)

This summer I had the opportunity to meet Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater at the Passadena...

July 2011

July 11, 2011

Sign My Petition for a Constitutional Amendment to Ban Divorce!

It’s time to ban divorce. That’s right, I said it. We need to protect the...

July 07, 2011

God’s Chosen People and God’s Chosen Politics?

June 2011

June 27, 2011

Just Jesus and Unjust July 4th – Why I Don't Celebrate Independence Day (Annual Unpopular Post)

June 07, 2011

Internet Integrity Matters: Web 2.0, Accountability, & Congressman Weiner

May 2011

May 26, 2011

The Sanctuary and the Flag (The Kingdom of Jesus Christ & the USA)

May 25, 2011

The Kingdom of Jesus Christ & the USA (Citizenship)

May 24, 2011

The Kingdom of Jesus Christ & the USA (Introduction)

March 2011

March 10, 2011

Why Both Sides of the Political Aisle Stink at Balancing the Budget

I am convinced that both the left and right in our political system stink at...

March 09, 2011

Why Jesus might be a Republi-demo-liber-green-peace and freed-O-crat

Recently there was a provocative article written by Phil Zuckerman and Dan Cady called: Why...

February 2011

February 24, 2011

Pharaoh's Way or the Way of YHWH? (God as the Just Judge)

Elmer Martens begins his discussion of the cult practices of Israel with Passover. Such an...

December 2010

December 13, 2010

WikiLeaks and Pro-Life?

WikiLeaks has been one of the political issues dominating our news and radio in the...

September 2010

September 13, 2010

The Idol of Politics (Guest Contribution, Robert Anthony Martin)

Here is a guest contribution from a good friend in the blogosphere, Robert Anthony Martin....

September 07, 2010

Islamic Cultural Center and Fundamentalists Christian Exegetes of the Koran

In the past weeks, we have heard everything from: pastors having Koran burning ceremonies (source:...

August 2010

August 30, 2010

When Health Care Reform has a Face and a Name

Isaiah the prophet sees God’s ultimate dream for health care when the new creation is...

July 2010

July 21, 2010

Dear Critics of my Sojo July 4th Article: An Open Letter to Mark Tooley and Others

The following is an open letter to Mark Tooley and others who have criticized my...

July 06, 2010

An Image of My Former Self: Why We Must Remain "one nation, under God"

I have not always had many of the more ‘controversial’ views that I hold today. ...

June 2010

June 29, 2010

I want to start out this post with a huge disclaimer… what I am about...

June 09, 2010

GRIEF, REPENTANCE, AND THE BP OIL SPILL, Guest Contributor, Debra Dean Murphy

What a cool thing it is to connect with so many people, from so many...

June 02, 2010

Quotes to Ponder: Early Church on Empire and Violence

Since I have been on the topic of empire/nationalism/violence/military lately, I thought I'd throw out...

May 2010

May 27, 2010

Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 5 (Concluding Exhortations… Native Americans as Victims of Nationalism)

This is part four of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads...

May 26, 2010

Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 4 (When 2 Empire’s Collide)

This is part four of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads...

May 24, 2010

Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 3 (Give to Caesar What is Caesar’s?)

This is part three of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads...

May 19, 2010

Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus & Nationalism, part 2 (Caesar Augustus and Empire)

This is part two of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads...

May 17, 2010

Whose Kingdom, Which Lord? Jesus and Nationalism, part 1

The next several posts are going to be in the form of a written sermon. ...

May 11, 2010

Voter Registration or Manipulation @ Walmart? (Repost, 10/08)

The following is a re-post from the early days of blogging (October 4, 2008). This...

April 2010

April 27, 2010

A "Tough" Proposal – An Approach to Alleviating Poverty, 2 (Liberal and Conservative Approaches)

This is the second of 3 posts that I plan to do regarding alleviating poverty. ...