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Jesus, please put down your whip.

March 8, 2010Comments
Jesus, please put down your whip.

In the first day of the class on Islam, I brought up the idea that Christianity is nonviolent. I was challenged with the story of Jesus cleansing the temple. Once again, this story was lofted to legendary heights, unknown even to the gospel writers, depicting a wrathful Jesus embodying the righteous violence that we disciples [...]

Isa from the Qur’an

March 1, 2010Comments
Isa from the Qur’an

First in a series of quotations from the Qur'an as I prep each week for the Sunday morning Islam classes.

Working Through The Politics of Jesus

May 18, 2009Comments

Walking through John H. Yoder's "The Politics of Jesus." In this first installment I'm covering the foundational points about those who misunderstood or outright rejected the nature of Jesus's kingship.

The Ends Justify the Means

May 13, 2009Comments

I hear that mindset a lot lately. We’ve seen the mentality all too brutally clear over the last six or so years. And it is absolute nonsense if you are a disciple of Jesus. Because of former Vice President Dick Cheney’s recent and continuous media parade defending the Bush administration’s enhanced interrogation methods, cable news shows [...]

Love Your …

April 18, 2009Comments

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