Author Archives: jim

Division

Posted on January 28, 2017 by jim
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“What you do for the least of these, you do for me.”

Posted on January 28, 2017 by jim

On the day the world recognized International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the White House issued a statement that ignored six million murdered Jews, the president signed an executive action that will ensure the deaths of innocent people. The order triggered … Continue reading →

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A racist message in plain sight 

Posted on January 27, 2017 by jim

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Trump White House released a statement that made invisible six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. How do you issue a statement about the Holocaust and not mention Jewish people? Racist antisemitism, hidden in … Continue reading →

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A pep talk 

Posted on January 27, 2017 by jim

A pep talk from Kid President.  Worth watching, remembering, and watching again.

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We are ALL loved

Posted on January 24, 2017 by jim

I attended a charming Christmas pageant a few weeks before Christmas. The small church in a small town is probably close to 100 years old. Can you imagine all the pancake supper fundraisers that paid for this? They were lovely … Continue reading →

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Women’s march 2017

Posted on January 22, 2017 by jim
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Inauguration Day 2017

Posted on January 21, 2017 by jim

Some Conservative Christians hated President Obama so much, that after eight years they’ve completely divorced themselves of every message in the Bible. The idea of following the actual words of Jesus has long been on the fringe of the faith. … Continue reading →

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A Christian nation? No, thanks.

Posted on January 16, 2017 by jim

Scripture tells us that when the Israelites lost faith in the Lord, they demanded a king (1 Samuel 8) and as a result a lot of bad stuff happened to them (most of the rest of the Jewish scripture). Despite … Continue reading →

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Character as clear as black and white

Posted on January 15, 2017 by jim

The president-elect of the United States kicked-off the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend by attacking on Twitter a civil rights legend who marched with King. John Lewis, a 14-term member of Congress, announced last week that he intended to … Continue reading →

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Christians and abortion

Posted on January 12, 2017 by jim

This is really good. I tried to explain previously that Protestants didn’t always oppose abortion and didn’t do nearly as good a job as he does in explaining it. The ‘biblical view’ that’s younger than the Happy Meal  

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A question of character

Posted on January 11, 2017 by jim

On the anniversary of the birth of Alexander Hamilton it’s ironic that there were new revelations of president-elect Donald Trump’s moral failings. The Broadway play thrust Hamilton back into the cultural spotlight, but in 1797 the former Secretary of the … Continue reading →

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Do not be afraid

Posted on January 5, 2017 by jim

As a year ends and another begins, I pause to reflect upon the year gone by and consider the year to come. The Roman god Janus was the god of gates, halls, doors, and doorways. The god of beginnings and … Continue reading →

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Jesus was a refugee

Posted on December 29, 2016 by jim
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The Christmas celebration ends with an empty Easter tomb

Posted on December 28, 2016 by jim

The story begins with the Christmas celebration of the birth of a baby. The story ends with an empty tomb. Let us not rush to get there, but let us not forget how this story ends. We celebrate the birth, … Continue reading →

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