Will Grace be Good Enough?
One of the underlying reasons evil men can come to power is that those in the middle err on the side of believing the best about those they would do well to discerningly distrust. I also fundamentally believe that most people in positions of political influence are of two varieties: they either are in it for the naked pursuit of power, or they are true ideologues. What seems important to me is that too few people who would be called gracious leaders seem to be able to find their voice and offer up alternative visions of the future within this setting, leaving only the weak and the wolves to vie for control.Question 5: Why is Homosexuality Such a Super-Sin?
Certainly Christians do not really believe the world is going to end if you look at the time, money and effort spent on politics? Do we think this would be our real response if we believed at the core of our being the world was going to end? We would form a political action committee and lobby congress for a constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage? It is when we realize that the core emotion, the common thread that runs through the infatuation with apocalypse and political involvement is that both accommodate a stark fear of where the world is going, a deep confusion about whether the direction of modern man will lead to further enlightenment or deeper conflict.Hotel Rwanda
Better we accept that God is not known to us in a specific way than we embrace a specific idea of God that allows us to give to Him responsibility that is really ours. What is the cost of my idea of God? For me, it is rejecting much of the ideas about God within contemporary Christianity. I am not willing, as some are, to set aside the idea of God entirely. I am willing to set aside any and all parts of the Christian God that gets in the way of us taking responsibility for making situations in Rwanda never happen again.Let’s Talk About Sex - Introduction & Part 1
Over the past several months I have wrestled with the issue of homosexuality, reading books that analyze the issue technically within Scripture, those that approach it culturally within the setting of ancient Israel and Rome, and those that deal with it personally - sharing the pain of those who have known this struggle more personally and intimately than I have thus far. While reflecting on what I have learned, I have come up with eight questions and challenges that I have to my Christian family and friends. I will be addressing each of these questions over the next month in a series of eight essays. These are questions that I believe will lead to greater peace, dialogue and grace in what has become an unnecessarily contentious issue.Be a Part of Something Bigger Than Yourself
Thoughts and reflections from our recent trip with Feed the Children to Romania. Next Entries »About MysteriousFaith
“If anyone can show me, and prove to me, that I am wrong in thought or deed, I will gladly change. I seek the truth, which never yet hurt anybody. It is only persistence in self-delusion and ignorance which does harm.”
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