I still enjoy friendship with those whose views on essential matters – politics, religion, cosmology, sexuality, ethics. aesthetics are diametrically opposite to mine, some which are admittedly high maintenance with the stakes being so high in our presently polarized culture on the verge and in some cases already in the throes of profound and perhaps … More Ostrich or eagle?
There is no grammatical mistake in the title. I am not asking us to identify ourselves. I am asking us to identify our ‘we’. When you say ‘we’, who is that? ‘We’ is not a plural pronoun. (Forget what you learned in school. It’s wrong.) ‘Us’ is a singular entity. A union. An amalgam. A … More Who is we?
In my article Defining Observations, I stated, “The political dimensions of religion are often ignored. However this renders both at best anemic, at worst evil. ” For all the practical and valid reasons that the movement towards clear distinction and separation of Church and State was historically both clearly progressive and purgative. and that moment … More God and Politics: Trinary thinking
Most people are not interested in changing their minds, whatever their present orientation – Jew or Catholic, Democrat or Republican, same sex marriage advocate or anti-abortionist. Whatever the issue, people generally tend to change their minds only when compelled to do so by circumstances, or after a lengthy process of evaluation gradually convinces them of … More Winning hearts
‘But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.’ The thing about sacerdotalism is that it obscured the personhood of Jesus, and the ONE he represents. Priests called to represent Christ, replaced him … More Solo Christo
As in football, (soccer for those whose idea of sports is a celebration of thuggery rather than skill) when your team member is given a foul, no boos are heard from your side of the crowd – motivated purely by winning, not sportsmanship; now that Trump investigations are metastasized under a democratic-led congress, and the … More Cool-aid infoxication
I am aware of how fanatical folk get, especially about religion. I am also aware of how I appear to some who look at me through their various religious prisms. I’ve long since been impervious to the perceptions and opinions of others….not disdainfully…..but I recognize that most people will be stuck their whole lifetimes with … More All-encompassing Glory
Is that the question? For the record, she is in fact reverentially kneeling before Pastor/Prophet Alph Lukau. Black people, generally speaking, are not easily impressed. Myles Munro said it best. Should someone come to him walking on water, he’d fold his arms and say, “Well, what else can you do?” He would turn the performance … More To bow or not to bow?
Same voice. Same views. Different days. No collusion. Different Christian families. Similar aged daughters. Q. What is it about church that turns you off? A. Consistently three points raised: Judgment – I want to be affirmed and feel that I am in a safe place Obligation – I want to be wooed, welcomed and recognized … More Cover me 3
At the close of this year I am republishing this important series which I hope might add to the theological development of those in pastoral ministry or training for it. Sweeping changes ahead require adjustment of theologies for the force of religion to maintain relevance and to be a force of empowerment in times of … More The Prophecy series
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