Author | Vagabond Preacher | Lover of the Poor | Grandpa
These are some of my musings about God’s mysteries. Love to hear some of yours.
One of the benefits of not pastoring a church is that I can express my opinions without having to worry about losing church members. Over the years I’ve developed ideas, considered by most of my brothers and sisters, to be of an aberrant ilk and therefore, usually kept them to myself. I had even refused …
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I’m ashamed to admit that I came to the table late on the social justice topic. As an aspect of God’s compassionate personality and as a significant portion of our responsibility as his followers, somehow over the years this ubiquitous Bible theme eluded me. I’ve since discovered that with the possible exception of idolatry, the …
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In Part 1 I shared how some of the best witnesses are the neediest ones. Now, from my own experience, observation of others, and the New Testament I’ll share how some of the most effective church planters and missionaries are ones who go out, as did the original apostles, with little to nothing. As with …
Continue reading "When Being Needy Is a Good Thing (Part 2 of 2)"
Every true Jesus follower wants to share his/her faith with others, but many feel too needy to do so. They’re waiting till they have total “victory,” complete physical health, an all-star family, and a respectable middle-class (or above) lifestyle. I propose that sometimes the best witnesses are often the neediest ones. That’s Part 1. In …
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In 1911 a Senator Dillingham reported to congress that “certain kinds of criminality are inherent in the Italian race” and that “the high rate of illiteracy among the new immigrants was due to inherent racial tendencies.” Once the railroad was finished, so was our country finished with the Chinese they’d conscripted and enslaved to finish …
Continue reading "On being neighborly (Who do I have to love and how much?) Part 7"
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