Archive for the ‘Politics’ Category
Wednesday, April 19th, 2006
I want to begin to chronicle, for posterity, the seismic shift that has been taking place in my heart and life over the last couple of years. All of this is a work in progress. I do not know where all of this is going or how it will all ...
Posted in How Did I Get Here, Jesus, Loving People, Politics, Social Conscience | 21 Comments »
Monday, April 10th, 2006
It was the subject of Darfur that prompted me to revoke my policy of not discussing political matters on this blog. June 2nd of last year, I wrote:
Yesterday, after a 6 month silence on the issue, President Bush acknowledged that there is genocide taking place in the Darfur region of ...
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Thursday, April 6th, 2006
In the early days of the Christian church, believers in the Messiah were predominantly Jews. The conversion of Cornelius at the leading of Peter, and Paul's subsequent call to minister to the Gentiles sent shock-waves through this nascent movement.
Debates broke out about the wisdom and appropriateness of sharing this truth ...
Posted in Immigration, Jesus, Loving People, Politics | 14 Comments »
Tuesday, March 21st, 2006
So, as many of you know I was recently featured in an article in the Dallas Morning News regarding the Evangelical Climate Initiative. I appreciated the opportunity to share some of my reasoning for breaking with some of my misconceptions about global warming and waking up to the damage we ...
Posted in Jesus, Loving People, Politics, Social Conscience | 11 Comments »
Wednesday, February 15th, 2006
The Christian Chronicle has just included a quote from Lee Camp on its website regarding the war. Lee Camp is the author of Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World. That book is one of the most profound and life-shaping books. I have read in recent years. Read ...
Posted in Politics, Scandal, Social Conscience | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
"For most of us, until recently this (Global Warming) has not been treated as a pressing
issue or major priority," the statement said. "Indeed, many of us have
required considerable convincing before becoming persuaded that climate
change is a real problem and that it ought to matter to us as
Christians. But now we ...
Posted in Politics, Social Conscience | 4 Comments »
Tuesday, February 7th, 2006
It is of the utmost importance to me that I provide protection for my girls. I am compelled by my duty as a father to provide them security in a world that is fraught with danger.
This world is full of accidents waiting to happen.
I must teach them not to talk ...
Posted in Family, Loving People, Politics | 6 Comments »
Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
I, for one, was greatly disappointed in the President's state of the union address. So much more could have been said about poverty both in the US and on a global scale. Instead we saw some political sleight of hand to make the numbers appear better than they truly are.
Here ...
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2006
Alito--Yea or Nay?
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Wednesday, December 21st, 2005
Republicans maintain their commitment to cutting social programs. Is there really nothing we can cut other than health care, child support and school loans?
A tip of the hat must go to the five Republicans who showed some heart and voted against it: Lincoln Chafee (R.I.),
Gordon Smith (Ore.),Susan Collins (Maine), Olympia ...
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