Is Meekness Weakness?
The meek bridle their lust for power and live to serve others. “The ‘politics’ of the Kingdom,” says Scott Bessenecker, “has more to do with meekness, submission and dying to self than it does with exercising authority to increase my share in this life (emphasis mine).” Some outside observers evaluate Jesus’ words about being good …
Immigration Policy is Complicated but How To Relate to Immigrants is Not
Now that Renee Good and Alex Pretti were killed by masked, untrained, roided-up federal agents on a quest to get their quota of “dangerous criminals” off our streets without due process, it seems the issue is finally on everyone’s radar. If it’s not yet on yours, I urge you to get it there by doing …
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ICE Officer Uniform Redesign Contest
The ICE officer uniforms are gauche, don’t you think? I mean, Camo for an urban context? The urban uniforms that local, state, and other federal law enforcement officers are issued are a little more “city.” I mean, Camo is appropriate attire for blending in in a duck blind. But if I see Camo Man coming …
What Are You Doing Here?
“You have come to the kingdom for such a time as this.” (Esther 4:14) The biggest lie I tell myself is: “I don’t need to write that down. I’ll remember it.” When I was young, I used to bore my doctor. To be fair, I’m not entirely sure I even had one. As I’ve aged, …
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