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BLOG 9/23/17. PROGRESS REPORT TO MY SUBSCRIBERS In July, I reported to you that I was going to, of necessity, take a leave of absence from these Blogs because I was in the throes of writing a book and so … Continue reading →

BLOG 9/8/17. THE CHURCH AS TROUBLEMAKER? The church as a trouble-maker? … but, you may protest: Isn’t the church supposed to be a peace-maker? How about both? Given our current cultural climate in this nation, especially obvious since the Charlottesville … Continue reading →

BLOG: 9/5/17. Ecclesiastical Rip Van Winkles Hello subscribers! After taking leave from posting these Blogs over these past couple of months in order to finish writing a book, and with that task essentially accomplished, I am looking forward to getting … Continue reading →

BLOG 7/11/17. A WORD OF EXPLANATION TO MY SUBSCRIBERS To the readers and the subscribers of these Blogs, you need to know that I will be taking something of a leave of absence for these next several months. For these … Continue reading →

BLOG 7/8/17. COMING TO GRIPS WITH DIVERSE CULTURES What with all of the news of government’s crackdown on illegal immigrants, and the even more distressing news of some groups identifying themselves as Christian who also express their prejudice against those … Continue reading →

BLOG 7/4/17. WHEN THE CULTURE CHANGES AND THE CHURCH DOESN’T On a Fourth of July when a troubled nation seeks to remember its more noble roots (and maybe forget its more ignoble history of racism, prejudice, anti-Semitism, anti-Catholicism, anti-immigrants from … Continue reading →

BLOG 7/1/17. THERE IS NO SAFE CHRISTIAN WORLD! Yes, there is no safe Christian world—only this broken, enigmatic world populated with all kinds of puzzling personalities, … from the artificially pious to the truly ef-ed up who defy description. Yet … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/27/17. “WOE TO YOU WHO ARE RICH …” Given the political, cultural, and social climate of these United States, one would wonder why we so assiduously avoid the teachings of Jesus about the perils of wealth. In Luke’s rendition … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/24/17. WHEN EVERY NATION COMES TO US! Since the beginning of the modern missionary era in the, what? 18th century? missionary-minded churches have had a vision of taking the gospel of Jesus Christ to all the nations (ethne, or … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/20/17. SO, YOU ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANCE—WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT? Philosopher Charles Taylor and his disciples make a good and helpful case for the fact that the quest for significance and authenticity are un-mistakably present in today’s culture. Pondering … Continue reading →