“…..while Christ teaches us the value of love over violence, the power of life over death, he never strayed away from necessary conflict. Disciples rebuked, Pharisees chastised, a temple cleared of money changers…these are also pictures of Christ....
“Identity to me is practical. It’s a dramatic role that you play out in the world. And while playing that out, it has to furnish you with a life— which means that it has to be negotiated with other people. When you’re a very young child, you first...
5/17/21 A friend of mine had posted this on her Facebook page this week: “My good buddy, who is a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army just informed me that he just left a briefing (this morning) where he was told that our government will soon be making...
I read a social media post on looking to the church for moral leadership instead of political leaders Even looking to some churches, or to the views of the universal church “majority” for moral leadership can be problematic at certain times in history. A...
You Do You. “Public service announcement: “You do you” is not actually a Christian idea. “You do you” is how fallenness happened. It is too often followed by “hold my beer.” The last thing any of us needs is for me do me when Jesus has so blatantly and wisely asked me...
For years I have observed the regular use of marijuana (THC) in teens escalate into paranoia and then into full blown episodes of psychosis, resulting in diagnoses of bipolar disorder and other chronic mental health problems. The casual attitude about the use and...
