[If you haven't already, please read "Act justly #1" for context on my concluding remarks on one of the things that disappoints me about my Baby Boom Generation's Christian culture blind spot.] Here’s a taste of the injustices that Micah spoke to… They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud people of …
“Act justly” #1
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8 I’m writing this on the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights March in Washington on August 28, 1963 and Martin Luther King …
Recommended reading #4
[Practicing the Way of Jesus – Free: Spending Your Time and Money On What Matters Most – When Helping Hurts] Practicing the Way of Jesus, by Mark Scandrette Mark, who has a quite radical approach to church and spiritual development, is an acquaintance of mine here in San Francisco. If you wonder about how we …
Recommended reading #3
[Is God To Blame? by Boyd – Uncle Tom's Cabin by Beecher Stowe – Speeches and Sermons of Martin Luther King Jr.] Is God To Blame? By Gregory Boyd I’ve read several of Boyd’s books, and this is the clearest and most concise of his on the subject of God and suffering. This might be …
Recommended reading #2
[Making Disciples, Ralph Moore – Not By Might, Lonnie Frisbee – A Supernatural Hippie Story, C. O'Maonaigh] Making Disciples, by Ralph Moore If you’re a pastor you should read this right away! I wish I had this book when I started pastoring. If you’re a pastor, you should read this before your pastor does and …
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