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So… It’s Trump
Voting is important. How that shakes out for me… well, I am not sure I’ll get it figured out too soon.
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How to live in the change
New paradigm: Where do we see the activity of the Spirit in this culture? Where do we see opportunity to BLESS?
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Politics, Christianity, and the End of the World
Knock off the fearmongering. You’re scaring the children!
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Two worthwhile reads for your weekend
Dare to dwell on beauty this weekend.
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The politics of fear
In these Divided States of America, we are more “united” into our conclaves by what divides us. During this political season (which is getting to be just one long action the way we run elections these days) it is about instilling fear into your voting segment. Democrats need their base to fear global warming, Republicans, pro-life wackos, fundamentalist Christians, the wealthy, etc. Republicans/Tea Party…
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The Pope and all our political agendas
One big reason I love the pope is everyone following the Pope in the media and in Christian circles chatters about WHAT the Pope does and “what does this mean?” We all look for the right buzzwords so we can either deride his comments or praise his comments. That’s why I love this comic strip:
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The gods of our culture and the mark of the beast
I was listening to a teaching on eschatology given at a church camp by one of my favorite all-time teachers. Gordon Anderson has been president of North Central University for many years, but I was privileged to have him as a teacher when I was a student in my undergrad program before his appointment as president. Listening to his teaching…
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The so-called wall of separation between church and state
Dallas Willard crushes the “wall of separation” argument when it comes to the First Amendment. The First Amendment is about something Congress (and, as interpreted by the the Supreme Court and state governments) cannot do. It is not about what Christian should not do. We now live under the influence of a gigantic myth about a “wall of separation” between “church and state,” a…
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Good people disagree
Remember when that used to be a thing? It’s not so much anymore. This is a time where I truly do pine for the “good ol’ days.”
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Politics and the Kingdom of God
It is good timing that has me reading NT Wright’s Surprised by Scripture the same week the news is exploding from a new Indiana law regarding discrimination and religious rights. Wright’s chapter, “Our Politics Are Too Small” is powerful. Some thoughts: “…martyrdom (which is what happens when the church bears witness to God’s call to the rulers and the rulers…
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