Tribes exist when people share a heritage. Religions exist when people share belief stories. Communities exist when people share priorities. Through most of human history, we have lived in groups where all these three were shared — heritage, belief, and priorities. We had common ancestors,
“By this all men will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.” — John 13:35 “So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the
There have been numerous times in my life when I will be in casual conversation with someone, and the topic of religion will come up. Sure, I know there is that old social caveat that there are two topics that are often best avoided in
God is our refuge and strength, an ever present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea. though its waters roar and foam and the mountains quake with their surge.
I just returned to work, after taking two and a half weeks off, to discover that the movie, “Ali,” is now available for rent or purchase. We are celebrating this man as a national hero. I was alive when he went through the trials which
Over time, repeated payments of blackmail lose the sense of their actual cost – a sum often in excess of actual money. Although the analogy is not perfect, it is useful in the case of the homosexual man or woman who stays loyal to Roman
I can’t believe he’s dead! The news came drifting down the street like whispers in the wind. Then slowly, but surely, it built up into a shriek of discordant notes, painful in its intensity. Only a few days ago I paused to hear him speak.
How many times have we heard that homosexuality is a sin because of “what the Bible says?” The implication is that their objection to homosexuality is simply the result of a face-value reading of the Bible. The implication is that prejudice had nothing to do
And behold, they brought to him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” Then some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” But Jesus,
You know what’s a sin? People who think they can look at someone and tell if they are a sinner. In the end, that judgment is up to God and God alone. All we mortals can do is to determine who is dangerous to the