“…the letter kills but the Spirit gives life…” 2 Corinthians 3:6 “Weaponize” is a newly coined verb that means, “to convert for use as a weapon.” A “Weaponized Bible” is a dangerous book used to justify many destructive and deadly practices. They weaponized the Bible in order to initiate and perpetuate the crusades They weaponized the …
Redefining Greatness in Trump’s America
Thank God for the courage of Martin Luther King Jr. This is exactly the sort of thing we need to hear again and again and again!
I Almost Called President Trump a Name Today
13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human authority: whether to the emperor, as the supreme authority, 14 or to governors, who are sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to commend those who do right. 15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorant talk of foolish people. 16 Live as free people, but …
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Making My Mind, Mind
To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate our lives. Henry David Thoreau In my darkest years, I was harassed by voices that accused me and terrorized me with memories of excruciating incidents. The voices jeered: “You’re alone, sick, and broke. God is …
Undelivered Invitations
When I was a pastor I used to fantasize about being a mail carrier. I figured the pay would be about the same and the pressure exponentially reduced. The weight of mailbags wouldn’t compare with the charge of souls. I knew a couple of the privileged class of postal workers and they seemed so much …
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