What does it look like to live out our faith in everyday things as exiles? This past weekend at Eastbrook Church I continued our series, "Exiles: A Study of 1 Peter," looking at the four characteristics of our lives with God from 1 Peter 2:11-25. At the end of the message, I added a few comments about the …
Parker Palmer on economics, morality, and meaning
As I was driving back from the library studying for my sermon on Jonah, I just happened to tune in to hear a re-broadcast of Krista Tippet's interview with Parker Palmer on the show Speaking of Faith. This interview took place in 2008 and was aimed at evaluating the global economic downturn. Taking his own …
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Jesus and Assassination
This past week, Pat Robertson, spokesperson for some of the most conservative Christians in the nation, said something nearly unbelievable to me. He called for the assassination of Hugo Chavez, president of Venezuela. If you've not read his statements yet, I've cut and pasted it in here. "I don't know about this doctrine of assassination, …
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