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I Doubt The Homeless Folks Who Slept At My Church Last Night Care About Our Stance On Gay Marriage
Like many places across the country, bitterly cold weather is moving into our area. There’s even talk of snow…. Which, in this part of the world, means that most people start thinking about a few things: Worrying about bad roads, … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus
Tagged Church, Cold Weather, Gay Marriage, Helping the homeless, Jesus, Shane Claiborne
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A Christian Response To Cutting Off People’s Heads
Over the next couple of days, you’re about to hear a whole lot of hatred spewed from people who feel like their hatred is justified. A man in Oklahoma has murdered a woman he worked with–reportedly by beheading. It is also … Continue reading
The Speech I Wish Obama WOULD Have Given….
Yesterday the United States started bombing ISIS/ISIL/IS targets within Syria. Over the past few weeks, we have been bombing targets in Iraq as well. On September 10th, President Obama addressed the country and gave a speech detailing his plan for the … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics
Tagged Boots on the ground, Cost of War, ISIL, Jesus, Loving Your Enemies, Military Strikes in Syria, Nonviolence, Obama, Pearl Harbor
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How To Find A Church When You’ve Given Up On Church
About three years ago, I decided I wasn’t going to go to Church anymore. Like many of you, I grew up going to church…. But like many of you, there came a time when it just didn’t work for me anymore. … Continue reading
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Tagged Giving up on Church, How to find a Church, Jesus, Progressive Churches, Tips for finding a Church
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The Man Who Blessed The Bombs
When the United States dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 69 years ago, a priest named Father George Zabelka was the man who blessed the bombers. Through a relationship with Martin Luther King Jr, he came to realize that the “necessary … Continue reading
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Tagged George Zebelka, Jesus, Loving Your Enemies, Martin Luther King Jr, Non-violence, Peace
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God Loves Hamas
I realize that even reading those three words is deeply offensive to so many people. I just googled the words “God loves Hamas,” and there were only six results. Six. On the entire internet. So I’m aware that it’s not a very popular … Continue reading
Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics
Tagged Forgiveness, Gaza, God Loves Hamas, Israel, Jesus, Mercy, Pope Francis, Taking Sides, The Truth, War
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Dear Matt Walsh….
You probably don’t know me, but I’m a blogger too. I just spent some time writing a post that was titled “5 Reasons Why The Matt Walsh Blog Is The Absolute Worst,” but I scrapped it. You know, there are a lot … Continue reading
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If It Wasn’t About Race Before, It Is Now
Wow. Yesterday was rough. Monday night, after the Grand Jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson was announced, we watched as a couple of police cars and some stores burned, and we saw footage of looting…. though not surprisingly, there was … Continue reading →