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July 2017

July 17, 2017

Who Locked Up Mercy and Threw Away the Key?

It’s not easy to find mercy in our society today.

July 15, 2017

How to Have Healthy Conversations on Healthcare

One of the news items that is bound to give many people ulcers or heart...

July 12, 2017

The Church Is Political, But How?

Have you ever seen Christian voters’ guides? In my Evangelical experience, they often look very...

July 10, 2017

How Important Is Being a Christian to Being an American? How Important Is It that America Be a Christian Nation for Being the Church in America?

How important is being a Christian to being an American? How important is it that...

July 07, 2017

Do You Take Clean Water for Granted? If So, How Will You Ever Hunger and Thirst for Righteousness?

“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied” (Matthew...

July 05, 2017

Suffering for the Christian Faith Does Not Need to Be Salt in the Wounds, but Salt of the Earth

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of...

July 03, 2017

What Are We Declaring Independence from Today? The Tyranny of One Another?

Sometimes a common enemy serves to unite a people more than a common love.

June 2017

June 30, 2017

“Driving While Black” and Racial Fear: An Interview with Pastor Jimi Calhoun

Last week, three trials involving African American men shot and killed by police officers concluded...

June 28, 2017

What Does Mourning Have to Do with Happiness and Clowning Around?

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” (Matthew 5:4; ESV) Can one...

June 25, 2017

How Can We Be Peacemakers if We Are Pugnacious, or Too Nice?

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God” (Matthew 5:9; ESV). ...

June 21, 2017

Paganism Is Back! Now What Are We Christians Going to Do?

Crossing paths with Pagans should never entail viewing them through the crosshairs of Christian triumphalism.

June 20, 2017

The Gospel Is Total Foolishness

In the desire to make Christianity respectable, we who are Christians often downplay or dismiss...

June 19, 2017

Multi-Faith Engagement Involving Christianity and Judaism: Ask Jewish Questions of Jewish People

Multi-faith engagement in a pluralistic culture requires asking questions that invite open conversation rather than...

June 16, 2017

Muslims, “Go Back Home!” — Home? They are Home.

A Muslim leader shared this morning at the mosque, as my World Religions class visited...

June 14, 2017

How Can We Become Pure of Heart if We Are Blind to Our Need for God and Others?

The reader should consider first the biblical meditation titled, “Blessed are the pure in heart”—not...

June 11, 2017

The Trinity Is Not Just for Trinity Sunday, But for Every Day of the Year

While needing to safeguard against excessive or abusive uses of the Trinity for our own...

June 10, 2017

Be Quick to Listen, Slow to Speak, Slow to Become Angry, And Slow to Size People Up.

One of the most profound qualities of the late Abbot Kyogen Carlson, a Zen Buddhist...

June 08, 2017

Security in Jesus Christ Leads to Humility and Civility. How Secure Are You and I?

Jesus knew where he came from, where he was going, and to whom he belonged....

June 04, 2017

Pentecost Sunday: Happy Birthday, Church! Are We Celebrating a Missional Movement or a Monument?

Rather than living off the fumes of the past, we need to fan into flame...

June 02, 2017

Jesus, Borrowed Capital (?) and Consumer Capitalism: An Interview with Tom Krattenmaker

This is the first in a series of interviews with Tom Krattenmaker on his latest...

May 2017

May 31, 2017

What Does Spiritual Poverty Look Like When Filing for Bankruptcy Won’t Help You Unless You’re Donald Trump?

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven” (Matthew 5:3;...

May 29, 2017

On Memorial Days, Honor the War Dead, But Not Religious Propaganda

Nations have liturgies, just like religions. National and religious liturgies often blend together, including during times...

May 27, 2017

Prayer Does Not Inconvenience God. He Invites Us to Pray! Dare to Draw Near.

We are not inconveniencing God when we pray as Jesus’ followers. God is not indifferent,...

May 25, 2017

How Inconvenient Is Your Prayer Life?

Is there an express lane or cashier-free counter, or must I wait upon the Lord...

May 22, 2017

What Does Biblical Meekness Look Like in a Litigation-Loaded Culture?

“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.” (Matthew 5:5; ESV) John practices law and...

May 17, 2017

Lord, “Where There Is Injury,” Let Me Pardon—But Only After Pursuing Legal Action.

The prayer often attributed to St. Francis of Assisi referred to as the “Peace Prayer”...

May 14, 2017

Mother’s Day May Be Very Profitable, But You Cannot Buy a Priceless Mother’s Costly Love

Mother's Day has become one of the most commercialized and lucrative holidays on record. According to...

May 13, 2017

“In Nothing We Trust”: How Do We Restore Confidence in America?

Increasingly, we find a vote of no-confidence in various established institutions, as well as countless...

May 11, 2017

Immunity to Critique Leads to Political and Spiritual Abuse of Power

No one is immune to critique. In fact, we all need it.

May 09, 2017

Cultural Fragmentation Often Trumps Science

Political, racial and religious divisions often shape approaches to scientific matters in various ways.

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