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The Other Brother
In Matthew 5:21-22, Jesus equates hate, insult and name-calling with murder. For a long time, I just accepted the common explanation that Jesus is "reinterpreting" the Law, pushing for a "deeper" understanding of "… -
The Public Spectacle
Colossians 2:15 "Jesus disarmed the rulers and authorities and made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them." In the ancient world, victorious armies made 'public spectacles' of their defeated opponents. … -
The Center Can Hold
I haven't blogged in over two weeks. I used to think times like this were a sad rarity, but I seem to be doing less and less these days. Thus, I promise to blog at least once weekly... I feel that I truly need the outl… -
They Say in Heaven, Baby, Love Comes First. Let's Make Heaven a Place on Earth (Violence, pt. 2)
Continuing discussion from my previous post on violence... Much of the discussion on the last post revolved around defining violence according to intention and understanding violence as abuse of power. From discussion … -
Why Men Should Not Be Pastors
My good friend Henry emailed this list to me. I think it shows pretty clearly that God knew exactly what She was doing when She designed us differently as men and women. Men should stick to the things God created t… -
Forgive and Forget Part One: The Victim
What is forgiveness? C. S. Lewis' The Great Divorce contains a passage that has always disturbed me. For those unfamiliar with the novella, it's an allegory of sorts about humans in Purgatory who travel to Heaven.… -
Violence
What qualifies an action as violent? (from a discussion on Tom's page) Some suggested answers I've encountered thus far: 1. Violence is any action that causes another person harm. 2. Violence is any selfish action. 3… -
Does this Make Me a Terrible Person?
Reflections on the "Virginia Tech Massacre" A staff person from the Mizzou Maneater (campus newspaper) came into the BSU and asked our director if we were holding a prayer service for the student killed at Virginia … -
Not All Who Call Me, "Lord Lord" Will Enter the Kingdom of Heaven
Tom and I have been discussing the problem of conceptual language recently. I offer a case study of our problem: When the New Testament uses the word "Lord" to describe Jesus, they are using a word that was loaded… -
"I Never Get Fed!" or The Twenty-First Century Group Home (Pt. 1 of 2)
Since my time at SBU (1999-2003) and now working for the Church in Columbia (2003-Present), I have heard countless believers complain that "I don't like going to (fill in the blank with whatever church you wish) …
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- Name: JR.
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The Other Brother
In Matthew 5:21-22, Jesus...
