Justice restores the community to the way God envisioned it in the beginning. For those who aren’t allergic to the phrase, let’s call it “social justice.” (Before you slam the book closed or throw your Kindle against the wall, “social” is simply a modifier to clarify that we’re not talking about justice for “just us,” …
The Redacted Bible, aka “The Slaver’s Bible”
[Less than 5-minutes of your time.] Let’s admit it, most of us overlook a lot of difficult passages in the Bible if not downright avoid them. But did you know that in the 19th century some actually printed a redacted Bible in order to control African slaves? This “abridged” version of the King James Bible …
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Forgive or Not to Forgive…
We cannot go back and undo the damage of yesterday, but we can undo the damage it is causing today. We do that with the act of forgiveness. (Steve Arterburn) So, forgiving small things is easy—like when the neighbor didn’t pick up after their dog and I stepped in it. Or like the time a …
Have You Heard This Song?
We’ve finally put away the last vestige of our Christmas decorations and sang our final traditional carols for another year. If you think about the lyrics of your seasonal favorites, how do they compare to what is known as the Arab world’s favorite carol, called “On Christmas Night” written during the civil war in Lebanon …
“A Knock at Midnight”
Celebrate MLK Day with some of my favorite excerpts from his landmark sermon called “A Knock at Midnight”: “Now this numerical growth of the Church is not to be over-emphasized. We must not succumb to the temptation of confusing spiritual power with big numbers. Jumboism, as someone has called it, is an utterly fallacious standard …
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