Faith is… A different way of seeing. A different way of being. And it sees different things that without faith we wouldn’t see. Lastly, what it sees makes a difference and how we act. On April 3, 1968, at Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee the night before his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his …
Turf Wars: How They Start and Why They Never End (A Metaphor)
“The road of ‘God is on our side, and he shall surely smite our enemies’ is a wide road. A lot of parades have gone down that road. It doesn’t take much courage to travel that road; just fall in step and follow the crowd.” Brian Zahnd --------------------------------- On a typical midwestern high school campus, …
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It’s Madness!
When Jesus healed the man with the withered hand in the synagogue on the Sabbath the religious leaders were livid (“filled with senseless rage” - Luke 6:11 NASB). About half of the English translations of this passage render it as “madness.” Jesus does a radical miracle in front of them and instead of celebrating the …
With Whom Do You March––Pilate or Jesus?
In my last post (“STAND DOWN, CHRISTIAN!”) I brought a correction to anyone who would even consider taking up arms, joining a militia alongside crazy so-called “patriots,” poised to violently overthrow fellow Americans whose politics are different than theirs. I called out at least one “false prophet” who preaches violence and calls for an American …
STAND DOWN, CHRISTIAN!
Three years ago, the polling firm YouGov asked Americans whether they thought it could ever be justified for their political party to use violence to advance its goals. The overwhelming response was no. Only 8 percent of people said anything other than “never.” This year, YouGov asked the same question — and the share of …
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