Tag Archives: Loving Your Enemies

Dear Christians: Now Would Be A Good Time To Come To Your Senses

Posted on August 9, 2017 by theboeskool

“North Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen. He has been very threatening, beyond a normal state… They will be met with … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Christianity, Christians who support Trump, Fire and fury, Hope, Jesus, Kim Jong Un, Loving Your Enemies, North Korea, Nuclear War, Robert Jeffress, Trump | 24 Comments

Three Reasons We Shouldn’t Kill Dylann Roof

Posted on January 5, 2017 by theboeskool

I can’t think of very many people more deserving of the death penalty than Dylann Roof. He is a remorseless murderer… A demented and deceived white supremacist who walked into a historic black Church and took the lives of nine people … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Black Lives Matter, Christianists, Death Penalty, Dylann Roof, Jesus, Loving Your Enemies, Racism, White Supremacy | 9 Comments

Voting Down the Defense of Natural Marriage Act: My View From the Hallway

Posted on January 21, 2016 by theboeskool

So I went to the state capitol to stand with folks in opposition to HB1412… Also known as the “Tennessee Defense of Natural Marriage Act.” It was my first time going to the capitol building, and the first thing I … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged American ISIS, David Fowler, Defense of Natural Marriage Act, HB1412, LGBT Rights, Loving Your Enemies, Mark Pody, Marriage Equality, Tennessee General Assembly, Westboro Baptist Church Etsy Store | 7 Comments

Jerry Falwell, Jr. and the Christian Jihad

Posted on December 7, 2015 by theboeskool

By now, many of you have probably already seen the video of Jerry Falwell, Jr., the president of Liberty University (the largest Christian college in the world), inviting all the Liberty students to carry concealed handguns so that there will … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Christian Jihad, Donald Trump, Guns, Islam, Jerry Falwell Jr, Jerry Falwell Speech Transcription, Jesus and Guns, Jihad, Liberty University, Loving Your Enemies, Michele Fiore, Nonviolence, What is God like? | 29 Comments

Some Thoughts On Guns In Church

Posted on June 21, 2015 by theboeskool

There’s a joke in an old episode of The Simpsons…. It’s the one where a hurricane blows through town, and the only house that gets destroyed is Ned Flanders’ home. If you don’t already know, Ned Flanders is the town … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged Faith, Gun Control, Guns, Guns In Church, Jesus, Loving Your Enemies, Nonviolence, Pistol Packing Preachers | 26 Comments

13 Things White People Do When You Point Out Racism

Posted on June 10, 2015 by theboeskool

A few interesting things happen when someone suggests that racism might have played a role in someone’s actions (say, for example, an overly aggressive police officer’s actions). A couple of days ago I published THIS POST talking about how important is is to watch uncomfortable … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 2) Politics | Tagged A light in the Darkness., Blame the parents, Loving Your Enemies, McKinney, Officer Casebolt's Youtube Channel, Police Brutality, Racism, Racist Comments, Systemic Racism, Thugs, White Privilege | 36 Comments

The Speech I Wish Obama WOULD Have Given….

Posted on September 24, 2014 by theboeskool

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 | 20 Comments

The Man Who Blessed The Bombs

Posted on August 8, 2014 by theboeskool

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged George Zebelka, Jesus, Loving Your Enemies, Martin Luther King Jr, Non-violence, Peace | 4 Comments

A Different Boston Marathon Story

Posted on April 21, 2014 by theboeskool

As everyone memorialized and remembered the story of the Boston Marathon bombing, I was reminded again today of a story that is pregnant with hope. And redemption. And love. It is the story of the first woman to run in the … Continue reading →

Posted in 1) Jesus, 5) Not Quite Sure | Tagged A Mighty Girl, Bigotry, Boston Marathon, Civil rights, Gay rights, Jock Semple, Kathrine Switzer, Love, Loving Your Enemies, Redemption, Woman's Rights | 11 Comments

Jerusalem, Cleveland, and Getting Hit With A Plastic Dinosaur

Posted on March 13, 2012 by theboeskool

Part of what I do for my day job is I go into schools and teach first graders problem solving skills. After doing a program that demonstrates kids solving a problem, we ask them to help us solve a problem. … Continue reading →