Monthly Archives: June 2018

BLOG 6/29/18. THE END OF AN ERA? OF THE AMERICAN EMPIRE? How do you know whether we are observing the end of an era, or the demise of the American empire? We do know that no human institutions are forever. … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/26/18. CHURCH AND STATE IN AN EVER-CHANGING CONTEXT The evidence is everywhere that that there is a quest for stability, for the familiar, and for the illusion that life can somehow stabilize and be predictable, that we can make … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/22/18. ‘EVANGELICAL’ PHONIES Yes, I know it may sound tacky to label the segment of our populace who are (mistakenly) identified politically and culturally as ‘evangelical’ Christians as ‘tacky’, … but when anyone hijacks that noble designation and uses … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/19/18. OUR OWN VERSION OF THE HOLOCAUST In the 1930s in Poland and Germany, the civil authorities instituted a horrific program to purge the countries of Jews because, in their minds, “the Jews don’t belong here, they’re not Aryan.” … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/15/18. THE ULTIMATE PURPOSE OF THE CHURCH In our current cultural context when there are all of those entities identifying them as Christian churches, and ranging all over the ideological map, … it is worth taking a step back … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/12/18. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY TASK OF THE CHURCH? Periodically, it is the worth the effort of that minority of our population, who identify themselves as part of Christ’s church, to ask the basic question: What is the primary … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/8/18. CHRIST’S MANDATE TO ALL OF US: “GO MAKE DISCIPLES!” Forgive me if I keep tracking the indescribable obscurity of that discipline that is at the heart of Jesus’ final mandate to his followers: “Go make disciples … teaching … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/5/18. ‘CHURCH MEMBERSHIP’ OFTEN OBSCURE, EVEN MINDLESS It helps me to step back periodically and examine what forms my understanding of my participation in the church. After all, in these two millennia since the church’s birth in Jerusalem when … Continue reading →

BLOG 6/1/18. THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH IS DEEPLY HUMANITARIAN This Blog is triggered by my reading of a book, Lives in Crisis, which is a very thorough and provocative study on the ethical crises encountered by the humanitarian organization Doctors Without … Continue reading →