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Tag Archives: Faith
Cultural Christians ~ when Christianity isn’t Christianity
A prominent voice in mainstream media is Cultural Christians who care more about the culture than they do about actually following the teachings of Jesus. You know who they are — sycophant, sympathetic apologists for sexist, racist bigots and patriarchal … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Faith, Uncategorized
Tagged Anabaptist., Christianity, Cultural Christians, Donald Trump, Episcopal, Faith, Franklin Graham, Jerry Falwell Jr., Jesus, Methodist, Presbyterian, Reformed
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Who is thankful for you?
If that’s how they talk to each other in public, I thought, I can’t imagine how they speak to one another at home. I was at the grocery a few days before Thanksgiving. Another middle age couple passed by, arguing … Continue reading
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Tagged counting our blessings, Faith, family, God's Love, marriage, respect, Thanksgiving
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Tim Kaine – A good and faithful servant
While he was Governor of Virginia, I interacted with Tim Kaine on many occasions. Here are a few personal reflections on the faith of Sen. Kaine, the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States. After the Virginia Tech … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Faith, in the news, Uncategorized
Tagged Christianity, Faith, Sen. Tim Kaine, the faith of Tim Kaine, Tim Kaine, Who is Tim Kaine
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The world is too much with us
When I shared this on Facebook recently, this was one of the comments: “There were years when this was true for me – why that stopped is beyond me.” Considering a response, I was reminded of a poem by William … Continue reading
Strange bedfellows
This is awkward. In a June 5 Facebook post, Franklin Graham suggested it’s time to “fight the tide of moral decay that is being crammed down our throats by big business, the media, and the gay & lesbian community.” Because … Continue reading
Finding your elephant
Three blindfolded people were led to an elephant. The first person touched the elephant’s ear and said, “This is soft and supple like well worn leather.” The second person touched the elephant tusk and said, “This is hard and smooth, … Continue reading
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Tagged atheists, Christianity, elephant, elephant tusk, elephant’s ear, elephants, Faith, God, spirituality
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Shadowboxing with God
Are you familiar with Plato’s allegory of the cave? A super simple explanation goes like this: People are chained in a cave, facing a back wall, unable to turn their heads. There’s a fire behind the people and objects hung … Continue reading
About faith
How do we know how hungry someone else is? Or how thirsty? How do we understand how tired or how cold? How do we appreciate how happy or how well-rested someone may be? How do you know what a stranger’s … Continue reading