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A Plea for Political Civility
Recently when Jeb Bush was asked about President Obama, he replied that he thought that Barack Obama is a good man who cares deeply about America. Then he went on to explain that he thought his vision...
View ArticleRebel With a Cause
Tomorrow I’m preaching on the sabbath stories in Mark 2:23 – 3:6. I’m still amazed at the radical implications of how Jesus behaved and what he taught in these conflict stories. He was a rebel then;...
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The Myth of a Christian Nation
Thanks so much for the spirited “audience participation” yesterday. I was coaching last night and haven’t yet had a chance to get all the way through the comments. But something good has to happen as...
View ArticlePledging Allegiance in the Assembly?
A friend of mine told me how perplexed she was that in a Christian assembly where she was visiting last Sunday morning they said the Pledge of Allegiance. I kid you not. The Christian assembly is the...
View ArticleSmall Differences
Sigmund Freud was onto something when he coined the phrase “the narcissism of small differences.” The people we are closest to are the ones with whom we often have our fiercest battles. – – – – Here...
View ArticlePresident Ford
“I have not sought this enormous responsibility, but I will not shirk it.” The quote could be from Bilbo Baggins. But it wasn’t. It was Gerald Ford. August 9, 1974. I’ve always admired this man, who...
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Peanut Brittle Day . . . and An Evangelical’s Lament
From my mom’s newspaper column: Today was peanut brittle-making day at this household. It’s a tradition. Every year the Runner says, “Well, I guess I’ll make peanut brittle today.” I make a flying trip...
View ArticleWhat Happened to the Name Brittany?
Knowing now that a granddaughter is coming . . . and awaiting word on what her name will be, I’ve been curious about names. I can’t even remember exactly how Diane and I settled on names for our three...
View Articlemelhailey.com
Early voting begins today. Go, Mel! – – – – I’m pretty sure every Cardinals fan around would gladly have taken one win and one loss in those first two games. Now it’s back to St. Louis with our best...
View ArticleOn to Detroit . . . Remembering 1968
In the mid-1980s, I held a gospel meeting in Aurora, Missouri. My song leader the last night of the meeting? None other than the man in black himself. (Randy Harris, not Johnny Cash.) – – – – ACU...
View ArticleGod Bless America. And Tanzania. And Venezuela. . . .
What a blessing it is to live in the United States. But. But America is not the kingdom of God. America is not God’s plan for reaching the world. America is not our highest allegiance. This is a nation...
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Community and Mission
“I have come to realize that aiming for community is a bit like aiming for happiness. It’s not a goal in itself. we find happiness as an incidental by-product of pursuing love, justice, hospitality,...
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Article 12
My friend Ryan Porche introduced me to this picture of the new statue in front of a Memphis church. The Statue of Liberty holding a huge cross with the words “liberty through Jesus.” My response?...
View ArticleThe Cross and the Sword
Even though my beliefs are orthodox (and somewhat conservative, if defined properly), I find myself less and less comfortable with the Evangelical world. In America this has come to mean one way to...
View ArticleJim Wallis on the Wider Call of Being Pro-Life
From Jim Wallis at sojo.net: For more than a decade, a series of environmental initiatives have been coming from an unexpected source – a new generation of young evangelical activists. Mostly under the...
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