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2014-06-23T13:06:05-07:00

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Crash

Last updated on: June 23, 2014 at 1:06 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

Crash is one of my favorite movies. It addresses the themes of objectification and fragmentation surrounding racial tensions in Los Angeles. The movie opens with a car crash involving two police detectives. One of the L.A. detectives (played by Don Cheadle) sits in a stationery car and reflects out loud upon how people in L.A. are always living behind glass and metal. As a result, they miss the touch of others; and so, they crash into one another so as... Read more

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2014-06-22T07:51:06-07:00

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HIV/AIDS and the Health of Our Souls

Last updated on: June 22, 2014 at 7:51 am By Paul Louis Metzger

People have diseases, but they are not diseases. How we respond to those with diseases like HIV/AIDS might reveal to us the diseased state or health of our own souls. Years ago friends of mine adopted a small child from another country who was later discovered to be HIV positive. The authorities said that the child could be returned, which the parents declined to do. He may be carrying a disease bearing a global stigma, but he is not the... Read more

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2014-06-16T08:06:00-07:00

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Did Lincoln Die in Vain?

Last updated on: June 16, 2014 at 8:06 am By Paul Louis Metzger

A 2011 TIME Magazine article, “The Civil War, 150 Years Later,” claims that we’re still fighting the Civil War. The sub-heading of the article includes these lines, “North and South shared the burden of slavery, and after the war, they shared in forgetting about it.” The front cover bears a picture of Lincoln shedding a tear and includes the words: “The endless battle over the war’s true cause would make Lincoln weep.” Did Lincoln die in vain? While the causes of... Read more

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2014-06-15T17:56:18-07:00

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“Good Will Hunting” & Hunting for Fathers

Last updated on: June 15, 2014 at 5:56 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

A friend once said to me that he was drawn to Jesus, but did not know what to make of Jesus’ Father. I can appreciate his sentiment in view of how many people today struggle with the painful memories of difficult and traumatic childhood experiences. Many individuals have found their own fathers abusive and/or absent. So often, we spend our lives running from painful memories involving fathers or hunting for father figures who will care for us. If the Gospel of John... Read more

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2014-06-09T14:21:42-07:00

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Whose Side Is God On?

Last updated on: June 9, 2014 at 2:21 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

All too often, religious folk like me tend to think God is on our side. The question is not, “Is God on our side?” The question is, “Are we on God’s side?” Even that question is difficult to answer. How do we know if we are on God’s side? Presumption and hubris so often set in, as we maintain we can do no wrong because God has blessed our plans. A great deal of wrong is often done based upon... Read more

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2014-07-01T13:07:34-07:00

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Religious Freedoms and the Golden Rule

Last updated on: July 1, 2014 at 1:07 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

By Paul Louis Metzger and John W. Morehead* Introduction Over the course of recent weeks three high profile events have taken place with serious ramifications for freedoms of speech and religion. They provide Evangelicals and other Christian groups with opportunities for reflection on citizenship and discipleship in a multi-faith world. We will summarize each of the events and then proceed to reflect on what Evangelicals can take away from them. Three Events Municipal Prayers in New York The... Read more

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2014-06-02T09:05:18-07:00

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How Can the Church Guard against a Fortress Mentality?

Last updated on: June 2, 2014 at 9:05 am By Paul Louis Metzger

How can the church guard against a fortress mentality that closes the door to the surrounding community? It’s not so easy to be missional. It’s much easier to close ourselves off from the world, where the church ends up looking like Vincent Van Gogh’s painting of the Church at Auvers. Why do I refer to Van Gogh’s art piece in this context? If you take a look at the painting of the church, you’ll find that there’s no door showing.... Read more

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2014-05-31T21:00:20-07:00

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The Crucified God Confronts Gendercide

Last updated on: May 31, 2014 at 9:00 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

In The Cross and Gendercide: A Theological Response to Global Violence Against Women and Girls (IVP Academic, 2014), Elizabeth Gerhardt offers probing theological reflections that flow from Luther’s theology of the cross and that aptly address the growing, global evil of gendercide. The crucified God confronts gendercide. Two themes that stand out to me from this important work are Luther’s emphasis on the ascent of faith coupled with the descent of love (which Luther refers to as Jacob’s ladder) and his... Read more

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2014-05-30T16:55:56-07:00

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Only He Who Cries Out For The Victims Of Pornography May Sing Gregorian Chants

Last updated on: May 30, 2014 at 4:55 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

The human race is an endangered species, or at least women and girls are. In The Cross and Gendercide: A Theological Response to Global Violence Against Women and Girls (IVP Academic, 2014), Elizabeth Gerhardt provides a timely and important response to this problem that is grounded in Luther’s theology of the cross and Bonhoeffer’s cruciform witness. I hope to write several blog posts on the subject that the book addresses. In what follows, I will take to heart Gerhardt’s emphasis... Read more

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2014-05-26T19:52:15-07:00

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Messiah Complexes: Who Will Save the World from You and Me?

Last updated on: May 26, 2014 at 7:52 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

Have you ever met people with messiah complexes? Such individuals are scary. They often end up making a mess of things as they throw their good will around. Unfortunately, I am often tempted to cultivate such a complex. I have to catch myself trying to help people who appear to be weaker and who seem to possess less resources than I, but yet who have not asked for my help. I am often blind to the fact that they are often... Read more

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