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Dividing is an active verb
When we read about Jesus and division, we are often prone to justify our own actions rather than engage with his point.
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A bigot veto is bad policy
In an attempt to do something they think is good, some lawmakers are creating a Frankenstein’s monster of the law.
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The Law Doesn’t Convict
We often treat the laws we all live by as neutral and self-enforcing. They are neither. All laws are written, legislated, and enforced by humans. Often with very different understandings of what they mean. Therefore laws don’t simply arrive. Nor do they simply begin – or pre-exist us. And we all know that laws don’t…
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Rights
It’s about respecting dignity Some Christians talk a lot about their personal rights. But there are a few reasons many others have a hard time talking about rights. Chief among them: that whole God-at-the-center-of-things thing. And yet, our baptismal covenant directs us into different territory than we’re used to hearing in the media. We pledge…
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In these fields
We often mistake the pursuit of justice as a problem. Then punish the justice seeker rather than extrajudicial violence.
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Why do Neo-Nazis need a police escort?
Dealing with Neo-Nazis and white nationalists doesn’t need to be that complicated.
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Fair Play
You’re never the big winner. That’s Brett. He always wins. You watch as he deals the cards. He must be really good. Relatively speaking though, you’re not half bad. Your pile of chips is modest (it always seems to be). In the end, you’re pretty used to walking away with a little more than you…
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A ‘Kum Bah Ya’ Moment
In Matthew 10:24-39, we find the downside of discipleship, the hard stuff which would drive us away from it. If we didn’t know what’s at stake. Proper 7A | Matthew 10:24-39 There are certain times preachers don’t want to take on the gospel. Often because it’s hard to talk about money or sex or divorce.…