After Charlottesville’s disaster on Saturday, while waiting in my car for some friends with whom I was going into the park to try to love some people toward Jesus, I broke into tears. I just sat there and cried––overcome by the sadness of it all. I’m appalled and grieved by the demonically inspired hate that …
James on Justice (An Appeal for Classless Christianity) James 5:7-20
These few highlights are from our concluding podcast message on the epistle of James. If you’ve followed these 8 or 9 teachings, you’ve already heard me say that James, the half-brother of Jesus, had a very specific theme in mind when he wrote, a class-less Christianity. In his last chapter, he pulled out all the …
Continue reading "James on Justice (An Appeal for Classless Christianity) James 5:7-20"
Resisting Racism and Other Injustices the Jesus Way
An older white guy wearing a red 'MAGA' hat asked my friend the other day, "Were you one of the NIGGERS rioting in Oakland last night?" Troubling times. Very troubling. Solutions anyone? Martin Luther King Junior offered his own solution to troubling times called, “Nonviolence and Racial Justice,” which was printed in the Christian Century …
Continue reading "Resisting Racism and Other Injustices the Jesus Way"
“What should we do?” (Part 3 of 3)
If we have power, we must use it to help the powerless. While John was preaching hot and heavy about what authentic repentance looks like, three groups of people approached him with the same operative question, “What should we do?” Okay, Messiah’s coming and God will judge the unrepentant. His ax is ready for swinging, so …
The LIBEL of LABELS (Part 2 of 3)
In Part 1 I talked about the bad habit even followers of Jesus get into, the hell-inspired practice of name calling. I offer here a further list of the harmful effects of labeling one another. It’s particularly libelous when we mislabel someone, intentionally or not. Those who were afraid of the work of MLK or …
barney wiget 