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BLOG 10/16/16. THE BOOK OF REVELATION: A REALITY CHECK TO US. I’ve always been enormously grateful for that final book in the Bible, The Revelation to John, what with all of its enigmatic, confusing often, and apocalyptic figures and metaphors, … Continue reading →

BLOG 10/12/16. CHURCHES CAN BE ‘HACKED’ TOO! Confession: I am a techno-klutz, … definitely not a digital native. Thus it was that last week I ran head-on into the implications of these shortcomings when suddenly I could not access my … Continue reading →

BLOG 10/9/16. CHRISTIANS ARE ALWAYS ALIENS AND EXILES, ESPECIALLY IN POLITICS AND IN THE SECULAR POLIS. For these next several weeks it will be impossible to escape the political scene in these United States, and we probably shouldn’t try. But … Continue reading →

BLOG 10/5/16. A CERTAIN NAIVETE REGARDING EVIL/SATAN In a few weeks many Christian folks will be celebrating Reformation Sunday (which most of the present younger generation never even heard of!). They will robustly sing Martin Luther’s stirring hymn: A Mighty … Continue reading →

BLOG 10/2/16. WIT, HUMOR, LAUGHTER … AND GOD? Some years ago, dear friends gave me a framed picture of “The Laughing Jesus” which hangs now over my desk and I have to look at it daily. I love it because … Continue reading →

BLOG 9/28/16. POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT: WE’RE NOT THE FIRST In the midst of today’s news. I appreciate more than ever the words of the poet-musician Michael Kelly Blanchard: “In these days of confused situations, In this night of a restless remorse, … Continue reading →

BLOG 9/25/16. RACIAL UNDERSTANDING: HOSPITALITY AND FRIENDSHIP Some months back, my dear African-American friend John Perkins (that remarkable Christian community development, and civil rights leader)—with whom I have had many wonderful and helpful conversations on racial issues—called and asked me … Continue reading →

BLOG 9/21/16. CHESTERTON’ S PRAYER ON THE POLITICAL PROCESS It’s amusing to realize that saying the things that I say in these Blogs, and saying them to those who are my subscribers, … is like ‘preaching to the choir.’ So … Continue reading →

BLOG 9/18/16. POLITICS … AND THE PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS The readers of my regular Blogs know that I consider the church, in its authentic sense, to be made up of the communities of God’s New Humanity, i.e., those who … Continue reading →

BLOG 9/14/16. DENOMINATIONS: ENIGMAS AND DISTRACTIONS I would not be surprised but what denominations are one of the components of the whole ‘Christendom Era’ that is fading into obscurity. The emerging generation, which has little contact with the church in … Continue reading →