Sorry. I know. I could not have picked a more cliche title for this post. But in many ways it really perfectly sums up life here at faithrants.com. Things can only stay as they are for so long, and so it is for this little blog site I've been trying to run for the past … Continue reading Oh the times they are a-changin’
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The dirtiest word in politics…
As the results of the presidential election came in last night, I posted on my Twitter feed that, in my opinion, the Republicans’ biggest mistake during this campaign cycle was to demonize the idea of compromise. From a quick scan of the morning news programs today, it seems many of the talking heads from both … Continue reading The dirtiest word in politics…
I’m coming out.
Today (10.11.12) has been named "National Coming Out Day." And I think it's time I came out. It's time I came out as a straight man who supports the rights of my gay brothers and sisters to enjoy the same rights as I do. It's time I came out as a friend to publically support … Continue reading I’m coming out.
Take my word for it
I’ve been in several ongoing conversations lately regarding “what the Bible has to say” about a range of topics...everything from gender roles and sexual orientation to church leadership and governance, and lots of stuff in between. Now, I must say from the outset that most of these conversations are among good, genuine, loving, open people. … Continue reading Take my word for it
The road to peace runs through the suffering of forgiveness
“Forgiveness is always a form of costly suffering.” – Tim Keller Yesterday’s post regarding forgiveness on the anniversary of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks drew a good deal of really interesting conversation over on my Facebook page. One of the themes that sort of bubbled to the surface was that of exactly how vulnerable we should … Continue reading The road to peace runs through the suffering of forgiveness