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The silence is deafening
I just watched a statement from President Obama regarding the murder of journalist James Foley. With great care the president condemned ISIL for its horrendous act… and with great care once again he failed to mention ISIL’s systematic slaughter of Christians. I don’t want to dissect the president’s thinking. I want to voice my intense disappointment. Not just from him.…
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Looting, Rioting, Black, White… etc.
I saw this picture from a friend on Facebook and just couldn’t resist putting it up and talking about it: The issues of Ferguson, MO, and race are, like so many issues slapping us around today, far more complicated than the bumper sticker answers we usually have. They are even far more complicated that the meme I just posted. What…
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Why it’s hard to “care” about world events
Over the past few days I have relentlessly posted links and thoughts about the persecution of Christians and other minority groups in Iraq and other places. That’s hard enough to get attention, but then (for Christians) it’s hard to also pay attention to stories out of the Middle East that don’t have “Christians” in them. Such as the civil war…
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I have battled depression
In light of Robin Williams’ death, there has been more than a little chatter about mental health. One blog was so offensive, I’m just not even going to link to it. It was incredibly condemning and self-serving and had no understanding of depression. Suicide is not a legitimate escape… but it IS a battle. It is not something people should…
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Religious War
It is right, in some limited way from the U.S. government, for help to finally get to the Yazidi people. The terrorist organization ISIS is moving through Syria and Iraq and systematically killing or running off all opposition. The Yazidi are an ancient people group who have been cornered on a mountain and need help. Without help, 40,000 will perish.…
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You bunch of Sabbath breakers!
John 5 gives us the story of the lame man healed at the Pool of Bethesda. The real problem the Jewish leadership had was… horrors! … Jesus healed on the SABBATH. They were so concerned about Sabbath breaking they missed the larger point of actually helping someone. Each of us, regardless of our theological leanings, have this temptation in us. We cut…
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The possibility of upheaval
“There is a feeling that events are in the air; all that is unpredictable is their timing. Perhaps we shall see several more years of peace, but it is equally possible that overnight some tremendous upheaval will happen.” — Austrian writer Carl von Lang (early 1914) 100 years later, we face these conditions in different forms. That’s a lot of…
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More divided than ever
Several years ago I had the privilege of hearing Dallas Willard speak for a week at a local seminary. One thing he said even quite a few years ago still stands out to me today, showing how prophetic his ministry truly was in an age of bumper sticker theology. “I don’t want to be known as the white male heterosexual…
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The NFL and Women
I disagree with Keith Olbermann about 99% of the time. But when he goes into a tirade on a couple of things and I agree, it’s shocking. THIS RANT (and there is a bit of offensive language in it) is something I so agree with, I am again re-evaluating my viewing habits for at least a season. This post is…
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The year on the bus
It was about a year ago I was challenged by the Spirit to simplify my life a little more. Because we live in a metro area that has decent transportation alternatives, I knew it wasn’t a huge sacrifice. To that point I rarely used the old car I had, trying to utilize the bus as much as possible, as well…
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