As something of a follow up to my earlier post regarding the recently opened Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial (found here), I point you to a piece from CNN about some other not-so-favorable comments. Now, these comments aren’t the be all end all but they continue to force us to think a little deeper about the meaning and significance of not only Dr. King, his legacy, his message, his [...]
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Now this takes me back. Of course, it still hasn’t been dealt with, and there are Christians that still either support torture or redefine torture…but it still takes me back.
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Thoughts on my struggle of how to view the new memorial for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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This was almost demoralizing to look at, but the truth must be grasped if we’re going to do something proper about it. We’re in Kern County, and the impoverished is quite high. Pretty striking. Likely that has to do with the high number of day laborers around due to the farming. The poor are people, too. To have a look at your area, go to http://feedingamerica.org/hunger-in-america/hunger-studies/map-the-meal-gap.aspx. Thanks to Tavis Smiley [...]
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Because of the great battles raging over “marriage” and the definition of “marriage,” I propose (pun intended) this: treat marriage as a holy, Godly institution in the eyes of God and the Church. I know what you’re saying: “Umm…that’s what we’re doing, or what we’re trying to do.” But take a better look at what I said: treat marriage as a holy, Godly institution in the eyes of God and [...]
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Periodically, too often in fact, we hear of people who believe that too much emphasis on the denomination’s peace stance is a hindrance to evangelism. That argument ought to be rejected out of hand. If the denomination is not a peace church, it is not reflecting the nonviolent story of Jesus as developed in defenseless Christianity. If evangelism is not about being a peace church, then the gospel proclaimed in [...]
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Now that the (latest) rapture scare is over, I think we can safely get back to the business of the Kingdom. Alright. Enough about Harold Camping. Let’s move on. Around a year ago, my family and I were transitioning out of a congregation and looking for a new local body to fellowship and share communion with regularly, to plug into and became active members of. Some good friends pointed us [...]
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