I just stumbled upon this excellent article about consumerism today by Doug Pagitt. Doug is a wiley pastor at Solomon's Porch in Minneapolis. In this shopping-frenzied season, take a break. Don't go to the mall. Don't get another thing just to have it. Be still, be silent, listen, and pray.
Faith and 9/11?
A recent Barna report indicates that there is little difference in American's faith 5 years after Sept 11, 2001, despite all the religious overtones of the days and weeks afterwards.Surprising?
Planetary Revolutions
So, this may seem like a tangential post (especially after such a long hiatus), but today the International Astronomical Union has stripped Pluto of its status as a planet. Not exactly a Copernican Revolution in our understanding of the solar system, but a significant change in classification for our planets. We are now downgraded to …
Martin Accad on Lebanon and Israel: revisited
Dr. Martin Accad, whose comments I featured in a recent post, has stepped back from his emotional first response to the situation in Lebanon and Israel to provide a more thorough and thoughtful response on Christianity Today's web-site here. Please read this article that is rooted in thinking about what it means to answer the …
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Lebanon and Israel: A Palestinian Perspective
A Palestinian pastor friend of mine, recently sent me and others a letter that included these important words on the current conflict between Lebanon and Israel. Please take time to read them: Where are the prayers against the plans of the enemy? He came for death and destruction. Jesus came that we might have life …
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