Archive for the ‘Scandal’ Category
Monday, July 31st, 2006
Further assistance in getting a leg up in the world will ultimately be denied to the working poor, I'm afraid.
In a blatant election year move, Republican members of the House tacked on an estate tax rider to a bill that would increase the minumum wage from 5.15 to 7.25 over the next ...
Posted in Loving People, Politics, Scandal, Social Conscience | 8 Comments »
Thursday, July 27th, 2006
One of the usually trotted out arguments for refusing to have a greater heart for the poor is that so many are there by choice or laziness.
That if they really wanted to get ahead in this free country where "all your dreams can come true," then they could.
These types of ...
Posted in Loving People, Scandal, Social Conscience | 23 Comments »
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 »
Tuesday, May 9th, 2006
Back in the day, when I was a youth minister, we found ourselves without a preacher. We proceeded through a long, arduous process of gathering resumes and interviewing candidates. I think we phone interviewed over 60 individuals (I told you it was long.)
I remember having a "congregational meeting" to interview ...
Posted in Church, Preaching, Scandal | 17 Comments »
Wednesday, April 26th, 2006
Or, Insurance
Health insurance had never been a problem for me personally. I had been covered throughout my adult life either through self-employment or by the church I worked for.
Now, granted, I did not have any grandiose notions about the benevolence or the ethics of health insurance companies. For three years ...
Posted in Family, How Did I Get Here, Politics, Scandal, Social Conscience | 20 Comments »
Tuesday, April 4th, 2006
In reading Taylor Branch's masterful account of the early civil-rights years, Parting the Waters, one story has stuck with me. Vernon Johns, the controversial predecessor to Martin Luther King at Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, was invited to speak at a bi-racial gathering of preachers.
When Johns got up to ...
Posted in Jesus, Loving People, Scandal, Social Conscience, Theology | 17 Comments »
Sunday, April 2nd, 2006
(For what it is worth, this is the sermon that I preached this morning. In light of some of the press that the Church of Christ has received this week, I thought it was timely. I usually post this solely on my sermon blog. However, I am considering moving it ...
Posted in Church, Loving People, Preaching, Scandal, Social Conscience | 18 Comments »
Thursday, March 30th, 2006
It seems there has been a lot of publicity recently about my particular tribe of Christians. If you have watched the Nancy Grace show the last couple of evenings, you know that there has been much discussion as to whether or not the Churches of Christ are a cult.
According ...
Posted in Church, Family, Scandal | 34 Comments »
Friday, March 17th, 2006
Everywhere you turn today there are allegations and hints of improprieties. It seems that somewhere along the line we turned into a society that produces a precipitous amount of scandal.
Here is just a partial list of the things in recent months that have fallen under the mantle of suspicion and ...
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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 »