Archive for the ‘Loving People’ Category
Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
...but I deleted it.
Therefore, I will not blog today.
I was going to blog about the anger I feel about the injustice, hatred and mean-spiritedness I witness all too often in the world today.
But, I removed it, because it seemed too angry and mean-spirited on my part.
So, I'll just keep quiet ...
Posted in Immigration, Jesus, Loving People, Politics, Scandal, Social Conscience | 21 Comments »
Monday, May 29th, 2006
There are far too many people who have given their lives nobly on a day such as this.
Today, I will choose to remember these people:
Jesus
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Gandhi
Tom Fox
Steven Biko
Dorothy Day
Rosa Parks
Mother Teresa
John Howard Yoder
Oscar Romero
Their contributions will not be forgotten.
"Only love can make the lion lay down with the ...
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Wednesday, May 10th, 2006
Bringing a discussion from my comments to the main board:
How would applying the teachings of Jesus manifest themselves in 21st Century America? What do we make of His sayings? How do we apply that? How do we live it?
What does this newfound awareness I have of the person of the ...
Posted in Jesus, Loving People, Social Conscience, Theology | 9 Comments »
Thursday, May 4th, 2006
So, I am preparing a summer series on dealing with issues that confront us today as Christians. The idea is to redeem spiritual matters from the myopia of a political view, to look at things as a Christian first before we bring country or party into it.
Some of the issues ...
Posted in Asides, Church, Jesus, Loving People, Politics, Preaching | 41 Comments »
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006
Or, Blog On
When I began this blog on January 26, 2005, I had no fully-developed idea why. I thought it would be a place to put my bulletin articles, a few insights on life and scripture, family stories, and entertainment recommendations.
I figured a few people from church would read it, ...
Posted in Darfur, How Did I Get Here, Jesus, Loving People, Politics | 11 Comments »
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
Or, The Most Important Part of This Story
Two confessions:
I'm not very good at prayer.
I'm not a people person.
Don't get me wrong, I believe in the power of prayer. I believe that there is great benefit and power in prayer. I'm just not very good at it.
I bristle with ...
Posted in How Did I Get Here, Jesus, Loving People, My Favorite Posts, Politics, Social Conscience | 14 Comments »
Thursday, April 27th, 2006
Or, Bombshells
In making the transition from youth ministry to the pulpit, I threw myself into honing the "craft" of preaching.
I submerged myself into learning how to be a better preacher, how to engage the text, and repeat the process on a weekly basis.
I focused on learning how to counsel and ...
Posted in Books, How Did I Get Here, Jesus, Loving People, Politics, Preaching | 6 Comments »
Monday, April 24th, 2006
Or, Compassionate Conservatism
In retrospect, I would like to say that the thoughts and sentiments of Rich Mullins (see previous post) stuck with me, but they did not.
A "savior" emerged that offered the restoration of the greatness of America, the reclamation of all that made America good and right and pure, ...
Posted in Church, How Did I Get Here, Jesus, Loving People, Social Conscience | 6 Comments »
Saturday, April 22nd, 2006
Or, Seeds
I was a long way from leaving the party but I did become disillusioned at the time of the Clinton Impeachment.
Clinton was wrong, granted.
But the GOP was not much better.
I began to describe myself as a "Political Athiest." I no longer believed in the god of politics.
I could not ...
Posted in How Did I Get Here, Jesus, Loving People, Politics, Rich Mullins | 3 Comments »
Thursday, April 20th, 2006
Or, How Bill Clinton Taught Me True Grace.
I remained a good little Republican boy throughout the 90's. However, 8 years of the Clinton presidency somewhat muted my enthusiasm for politics.
Sure, I had that momentary feeling of euphoria when the GOP "cleaned house" during the 94 mid-terms. However, that ...
Posted in How Did I Get Here, Jesus, Loving People, Politics | 14 Comments »
