Out of a desire to protect themselves and their loved ones, many Americans own at least one gun. While firearms are inherently violent, the people I know who own them do so not of a desire to harm others, but to protect. To prevent harm. Now, that desire to prevent
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Genesis 2:18, "It is not good for man to be alone." Single people who are alone are not good. Genesis 2:24, "For this reason a man leaves his father and mother and embrace his wife." This is the sole Biblical model of relationships. Any
Harry spoke as they circled, and stared into each other's eyes, green into red. "You won't be able to kill any of them ever again. Don't you get it? I was ready to die to stop you from hurting these people--" "
We are living in the age of the Now and the Not Yet of God’s Kingdom. Jesus’ resurrection inaugurated the new creation; the “ruler of this world” has been judged, defeated; and Jesus has disarmed and made a public spectacle of the powers and authorities, triumphing over them by
One of the most dangerous myths of our era is that the United States is (or ever was) a Christian nation
One of the most dangerous myths of our era is that the United States is (or ever was) a Christian nation. This origin myth is a modern invention, concocted by an unholy marriage of reactionary corporate interests, anti-social gospel fundamentalists, and conservative politicians. The literature exposing this modern myth is
My buck-naked definition of what counts as “Christian” includes: the resurrection of Jesus; the Trinity; the inauguration of the Kingdom of God embodied through the church; non-violence; and the radical equality of male, female, Jew, Greek, slave, and free. Adherents to the Christian nation myth focus on the artifacts of
Far too often pastors feel pressured to remain silent on Gospel issues because society has co-opted the issues into mere partisanship. If your pastor begins to speak up on issues of race, immigration, poverty, incarceration, and education, don't glibly assume this is because your pastor has "gone
When I was 11, my mom had shown me what a chord was on the piano (3 fingers on every other key). Within a couple of weeks, I was beginning to play songs by ear with both hands, even composing a few of my own. My parents soon suggested that
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