Beyond just the loss of Williams and his creative force, I also find myself mourning the inescapable reality that so much of what brings us joy and life is borne out of such deep and destructive pain.
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A Declaration of Peace
My good friend Jeff Johnson has posted a brilliant and evocative piece over on his Our Human Life blog. Jeff raises some important issues that all of us trying to follow Jesus and seek shalom need to explore. Will we continue to pay lip service to a nebulous concept of peace, or will we … Continue reading A Declaration of Peace
Worship or warfare? A tale of pens and swords.
If the pen is indeed mightier than the sword, it can’t simply become a sword. It must serve a higher purpose.
Sometimes the bar, why, he eats you…
Our power to rationalize is indeed formidable. But mostly, it’s bull...
Here is the church, here is the steeple…
Instead of a church that’s more like us, maybe we should be seeking a church that looks more like Jesus.