Politics and Christianity, then and now: Election Year 2012
It’s impossible to miss the fact we’re in a Presidential election cycle. News, advertisements, speeches, and water-cooler discussion is everywhere, and will only get more intense. Does the Christian...
View ArticleIt’s not about the guns after all
The prevalence of guns –and vibrant support for it- in our society sickens me. The photo to the right frames the absurdity well. It’s easier to buy a military style assault rifle in this city than...
View ArticlePUBLIC JESUS, a review: Election Year 2012
Is Jesus an appropriate foundation for Christian ethics, or must we look elsewhere? Desperate and a bit clueless after my first year in ministry, I enrolled in George Fox Evangelical Seminary in the...
View ArticleWho should Christians vote for? A dialogue with Tim Suttle
I’m so excited to share this dialogue with you! Author Tim Suttle – whose newest book Public Jesus just hit the shelves – was excited to join as we deepen our quest to understand Election Year 2012...
View ArticleHumanizing the Soldiers who fight in our name: A Reflection on Michelle...
These two political conventions have been tons of fun for me to watch, especially using twitter as a platform for instant feedback. I’ve been live-tweeting each night, and hope to continue this week....
View Article7 Things I wish I had heard from the VP debate
After watching and live tweeting last nights debate (what I saw of it, I had to break to read some bedtime books to my daughter), here are my thoughts. They started as 10, then my computer crashed....
View ArticleEvangelicals for Peace
We live in such an interesting country. Here, you can proclaim that Jesus is your favorite philosopher (Bush, 12 years ago) and then run off to start two wars. Here, you can win the Nobel Prize for...
View ArticleJesus’ Voters Guide: Election 2012
Paul, an early follower of Jesus said that the Good News of Jesus reveals the justice of God (Romans 1:16-17). This sounds important to me; but raises the question, “What then is the justice of God?”...
View ArticleAnd now, the Work of the Church Goes on
Last night we learned a little bit about who we are. We are Republicans and we are Democrats and non-voters, disgruntled, happy, ambivalent, and disagreeing on the right course for our future. We...
View ArticleThank God the elections are over!
I’m excited to host Joel Goza from Pleasant Hill on the blog today! He’s amazing, and he’ll be back. Leave your comments and we’ll chime in. My life is a beautiful mess. It has been a mess for quite a...
View ArticleFrom Lincoln to Trump: How Democrats and Republicans Fuel Today’s Chaos
It is a long road from the party of Lincoln, from the party with 24 African-American Congressmen before 1900, to a party best embodied in the person of Donald Trump. Yet if anyone appreciated the...
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