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Are We Responsible for Another Person’s Choices?
The Australian DJs who pranked the hospital where British royal, Kate Middleton, was being treated have reportedly lost their jobs, or at least have had their show suspended. While the prank itself, received much publicity and air-play, Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who the DJs convinced they were the Queen and Prince Charles, has apparently committed […]
Reflections on “The Steward Leader”
Major Themes R. Scott Rodin begins with the point that in the Bible, leaders are not appointed but anointed for service. He says, “The selection criterion for leadership was not based on who seemed most fit for the appointment, but on whom God had anointed for the task” (p. 14). This is in contrast to […]
The Parable of the Persistent Widow for Today
As the future grows bleak and some wonder what it might hold or how bad it may get, it is important to remember that Jesus taught that just prior to His coming, things would get really bad, nothing like what we may experience in the next few years. I’m not one who carries a sign […]
Election Results and the Church
The commentators and pundits are still trying to explain what happened Tuesday (I’ve yet to listen to any of them!). About half of Americans are celebrating while the other half are discouraged. Some feel like things are hopeless for America and that we are doomed, while others feel that President Obama will lead America to […]
Originally posted on Juicy Ecumenism – The Institute on Religion & Democracy's Blog:
Photo: David Y. Lee for The New York Times John Yates, rector of the Falls Church (Anglican) in Falls Church, Virginia shared some thoughts on the election in his parish weekly bulletin this past Sunday: If you want to be in…
What about the third-party candidates?
I’ve heard a lot of talk, especially today-being election day, about having to vote “for the lesser of two evils” or determining to be heard by voting for a third-party candidate. For one thing, I don’t think that labeling anyone as an “evil” is appropriate talk for Christians, but I understand what they are saying […]
The Mission of God for the People of God (A Sermon on Luke 4:14-21)
(This is a message I preached at Lebanon, Missouri Church of the Nazarene on October 21, 2012. A small portion of this message previously appeared in this blog as “What is Good News to the Poor,” though this is now the complete message. I have tweaked it a bit for better reading and added a […]
Travelogue: Martin Luther “Pilgrimage”
In recognition of Reformation Day, I thought that it would be good to share a little from my Martin Luther “pilgrimage” I took with my two sons while we were in Germany. This was a great experience for me (hopefully for my sons, too!). Not just because of the content of the trip but because […]
Bible Versions & Death Threats
While trying to focus on preparing for class on Wednesday, within minutes of each other I read an e-mail from the National Association of Evangelicals and a post from the Voice of the Martyrs which stood in stark contrast and jarred me a bit. First, the e-mail from the NAE. It wasn’t a bad e-mail. […]
Here I Sit 