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BLOG 12/24/16. AN AWESOME MODEL OF TRUE FAITH: MARY On this Christmas Eve, let me pass on to you, my readers,…  that I can never come to this Christmas story without being totally blown-away by the example of Mary the … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/20/16. (CONTINUED) THE SAGA OF CANAL STREET CHURCH I was, frankly, quite amazed at the very large response of my recent Blog on the re-birth of Canal Street Church in New Orleans after the devastation of hurricane Katrina. It … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/17/16. IT’S CHRISTMAS, … BUT I’M OBSESSED WITH REFUGEES It is an almost surreal experience to live in this present moment. To read the morning newspaper here in Atlanta is to be informed of all the hedonistic experiences one … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/13/16. THE CENTRALITY OF HOSPITALITY IN THE NATIVITY STORY Maybe we need to do a bit of de-mythologizing of the Nativity story given all the ostensible nativity scenes gracing the yards of numerous church buildings this time of year. … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/10/16. A REMARKABLE CHURCH REBIRTH, BUT THE HARD WAY Let me tell you a true and remarkable story about a church of my acquaintance that has undergone a dramatic and remarkable rebirth, … but not the way any would … Continue reading →

LOG 12/6/16. WHERE DOES THE CHURCH EFFECTIVELY ENCOUNTER THE DARKNESS? Ah, yes! The New Testament writers remind us in many ways that God calls us to be the children of light, … that we followers of Jesus are, in fact, … Continue reading →

BLOG 12/3/16. HELPLESS? ONLY IF WE TRUST IN THE PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS The current cultural and political chaos here, and around the world, can be utterly intimidating. It easily gives to us ordinary folks a sense of helplessness, … but … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/29/16. THE PREDICAMENT OF OUR PRIMARY CITIZENSHIP It may be that in this present political chaos into which we, in this country, are called as Christ’s people, we take moment and revisit a historical document: Letter to Diognetus 2nd … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/26/16. NON-COMMUNICATION: FROM EDEN TO SMARTPHONES It is interesting to contemplate some of the implications that we get from that primordial story of the rebellion of the first man and woman against God, their Creator. The seductive temptation was … Continue reading →

BLOG 11/22/16. THE CHURCH AS A JUBILEE COMMUNITY? It is fascinating to observe that the earthly ministry of Jesus and his message of the in-breaking Kingdom of God … is bracketed, in the gospel accounts, between references that make quite … Continue reading →