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Do not read a book for YOUR argument
I am finishing Paul: A Biography by N.T. Wright and my oldest son was looking at it briefly. He mentioned a guy he knows doesn’t call himself a Christian but says the Apostle Paul is the one that is relevant. Not even Jesus, who was to the Jews only. I advised my son to put the book down and not…
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The Feast of the Conversion of Paul
Today is remembered in much of the Church as the “conversion of Paul.” I am working my way through N.T. Wright’s great work, Paul: A Biography. Wright rekindles my love for Paul and his work. Paul was one who caught the vision of a truly new social reality and then worked like crazy to communicate that new reality. He battled…
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Sportsball
Over the years I have become less and less engaged with major American sports. The industry is saturated and can simply consume time. I still like them. I am a KC Chiefs fan in professional football, but even last night’s amazing game (one in which I would have been heartbroken had the Chiefs lost, but still would have admired the…
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A chilling anniversary
80 years ago a 90 minute meeting produced the Holocaust. On Jan. 20, 1942, 15 high-ranking officials of the Nazi bureaucracy met in a villa on Lake Wannsee on the western edge of Berlin. Nibbles were served and washed down with cognac. There was only one point on the agenda: “The organizational, logistical and material steps for a final solution…
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The end is near!
I’ve learned vocabulary during the time of COVID. Variant. I’ve re-learned the Greek alphabet. Delta. Omicron.
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Racism isn’t “behind us”
We just celebrated MLK Day and I am reminded once again, here is “Sweet Home Alabama” that when people down here wish people would “get over” things, like the notion of “racism”… that’s not easily done by those very same folks.
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We are still uncomfortable on MLK Day 2022
We have settled into the “nice” Martin Luther King version that keeps us comfortable and giving a nice nod to a day that celebrates him. Here is the Dr. King we, as whites, would rather not highlight:
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The Dr. King we don’t like
As we approach MLK Day this year, some quotes we, as whites, would rather not highlight from Martin Luther King:
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Further thoughts on “Letter from Birmingham Jail” (Part 3)
I began my meditations here. Some further thoughts as I keep working my way through this classic piece.
