Archive for the ‘Social Conscience’ Category
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 »
Tuesday, March 28th, 2006
I am an INFJ.
Does this sound like me? What do you think?
Beneath the quiet exterior, INFJs hold deep convictions about the weightier matters of life. Those who are activists -- INFJs gravitate toward such a role -- are there for the cause, not for personal glory or political ...
Posted in Family, Social Conscience | 21 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 »
Saturday, March 11th, 2006
A while back I was one of the 86 religious leaders in America who signed the Evangelical Climate Initiative. It is time that we in the Christian community both own up to and seek to correct the damage that we cause to our environment.
In today's (Saturday) Dallas Morning News there ...
Posted in Asides, Social Conscience | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, March 8th, 2006
I find myself in somewhat of a strange state these days. I have so much that I want to say and yet, today, I feel like I have nothing to say.
Maybe it is because I have more questions than answers:
Does anybody else feel like they are constantly behind? It ...
Posted in Jesus, Loving People, Social Conscience | 7 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 »
Monday, February 13th, 2006
Sometime during my elementary school years I was given the nickname "Scooter." Not very inventive, just an extension of my name. Kids in grade school called me by that moniker all the time.
When I hit seventh grade I moved to the main high school campus. One Friday after school we ...
Posted in Bulletin, Loving People, My Favorite Posts, Social Conscience | 17 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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Tuesday, January 24th, 2006
Another day, another fantastic album.
On September 12, 2003 the world mourned the loss of one of it's greatest poets.
Roseanne Cash mourned the loss of her father.
Black Cadillac deals with loss, anger, hurt, despair and hope. It is a seminal album from an often overlooked artist.
I said yesterday that Derek ...
Posted in Entertainment, Loving People, Scandal, Social Conscience, What I Am Loving | 13 Comments »