Monthly Archives: October 2018

BLOG 10/30/18. I SEND THIS BLOG THROUGH MY TEARS

BLOG 10/30/18. I SEND THIS BLOG THROUGH MY TEARS The news of the massacre of the Jewish worshippers at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh brought me to tears. It was also sobering about the larger context of prejudice … Continue reading

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BLOG 10/26/18. KOINONIA: OUR NEED AND RESISTANCE TO TRUE INTIMACY

BLOG 10/26/18. KOINOIA: OUR NEED AND RESISTANCE TO TRUE INTIMACY. To be truly human is to be able to have intimate relationships with others. The creation story says ‘worlds’ about this need. God said: “It is not good for man … Continue reading

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BLOG 10/23/18. WHAT, INDEED, IS THE WORLD THAT GOD SO LOVED?

BLOG 10/23/18: WHAT, INDEED, IS THE WORLD THAT GOD SO LOVED? There are probably few verses in the Bible quoted more frequently than John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, …”  That … Continue reading

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BLOG 10/19/18. “WHEREVER I AM, I AM THE GLORY OF GOD”

BLOG 10/19/18. “WHEREVER I AM, I AM THE GLORY OF GOD” A dear friend for nearly fifty years, and one of my great civil rights heroes, is John Perkins. John is very unique in that, on one hand, he is … Continue reading

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BLOG 10/16/18. DYNAMIC CHURCHES CAN (AND DO) STAGNATE

BLOG 10/16/18. DYNAMIC CHURCHES, AND OF VIBRANT FAITH, … CAN (AND DO) STAGNATE From the very beginning of its history, the church of Jesus Christ has always been engaged in a struggle to maintain its integrity, it has been warned … Continue reading

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BLOG 10/13/18. A HOLY NATION WITHIN A (NOT-SO-HOLY) NATION

BLOG 10/13/18. A HOLY NATION WITHIN A (NOT-SO-HOLY) NATION Being “aliens and exiles” is nothing new to the people of God, … but it can get confusing if one is in any illusion about its context. It gets more confusing … Continue reading

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BLOG 10/3/18. I OWE MY READERS AN EXPLANATION

BLOG 10/3/10. I OWE MY READERS AN EXPLANATION I owe my readers and subscribers an explanation for my silence for these past weeks. Here’s what’s going on: I’m trying to be a good steward of the nonagenarian days of my … Continue reading

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