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It’s Not a Gun Culture
In the past few weeks, just from the “world of sports,” I have observed something again and again. When something tragic happens, like a mass shooting, we get reflective over being a “gun culture.” I don’t think we’re a “gun culture.” I think we’re a culture of violence. The gun owners who give the snide remarks about banning bricks or…
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The “Problem” of Violence in the OT
The “problem” mostly lies with us, but we still need to address it. THIS SERIES could be helpful to our understanding.
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The Ugliness That Gets “Lightly” Reported
Finally, after FIVE WEEKS of trial, the grisly story of an abortion doctor performing late term abortions and murders makes it to the main stream media. And they don’t hold back any details. This is not light reading, folks. But it MUST be read. We can talk of the violence in our schools, in Boston, in Iraq… but the violence committed…
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Violence in Our World
The bombing in Boston has shaken us again. We will be on the lookout again for the perpetrators, and then we will ask, “WHY?” In our time, we are fixated on “WHY” as if we should somehow be exempt from problems. Somehow violence needs to be “over there” and not “here.” Violence is a part of the human condition. A…
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The NRA Advocates for More…
Wait for iiiiittttt….. GUNS. And in other news today, Red Bull advocated for more caffeine in energy drinks. Shocking news all around.
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Why Conversations After Tragedy Never Happen
There are SOME conversations that happen after tragedies, but not enough. Think of the conversations surrounding the tragedy of Newtown. Gun control. Mental health. School safety. Judicial system. Police protection. On and on we could go. But then we get to the one. Evil. Which is why we don’t get around to these conversations. When we have a culture that bases…
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The Way of Peace is Found in Following the Prince of Peace
One of our Advent readings today is Eph. 6:10-20. It’s one we, as Pentecostals, love. Spiritual warfare. Here is the ironic thing I find in this passage and our current attitude in the wake of the Connecticut school shooting. On the one hand I’m fairly sure I could get almost 100 percent agreement from my fellow Pentecostals that we need…
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A Pro-Life Ethic and Avoiding Bumper Sticker Theology
Over the past few months I have worked at what I am calling a true “pro-life” ethic. This is an ethic I believe can be sustained as a Christian. It is also an ethic that I believe cannot be labeled “liberal” or “conservative,” “Democrat” or “Republican.” In the wake of the school shootings in Connecticut, I have been working through…
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It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way
The horror of Newtown, CT needs to stay with us. It was a day when even the President couldn’t get through his remarks because of the pain. This horror needs to stay with us because we need to have this conversation no one is willing to have. We are ready to blame others. For those on the NRA side, there will…
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Another Violent Day, Another Conversation Avoided
The awful events in Connecticut have brought us to a place of mourning yet again. This is a day where my heart is heavy yet again. We are a nation that somehow defaults to violence. We celebrate violence. We sell it. We defend it. We are a nation that loves division. We won’t talk to each other about possible ways…
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