Month: July 2009
Dr. Gates’ Arrest and Racial Profiling
Category: General
I’m sure most of you have heard of the arrest of Dr. Henry Louis Gates, an African American professor at Harvard University. A neighbor called police because they thought a black man was trying to…
Jesus’ Repudiation of Old Testament Violence
Category: General
Hello Internet comrades, Some of you who have been visiting this site for a while may recall that I spend several months last year, beginning around March, blogging mostly about the problem of reconciling the…
How Does God Hear All Our Prayers?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Christian Life, God, Prayer, Q&A
Topics: Hearing God, Prayer
Q: At any given moment there are millions of people praying to God. How is it possible for God to pay attention to my little, silent prayer amidst all the chatter? The reason you or…
Why Did Jesus Curse The Poor Fig Tree?
Category: Q&A
Tags: Bible, Jesus, New Testament, Q&A
Topics: Enemy-Loving Non-Violence
Why Did Jesus Curse The Fig Tree? One of the strangest episodes recorded in the Gospels is Jesus cursing a fig tree because he was hungry and it didn’t have any figs (Mk 11:12-14; Mt…
Greg 1: Grim Reaper: 0. Ha Ha
Category: General
Hello bloggers, Well, I stared down the Grim Reaper, and won! Oh yeah! Greg 1: Grim Reaper: 0. Here’s the story. For the last several months I’ve been on track to become an anonymous kidney…
A Night With Mennonites and Jim Wallis
Category: General
Hello blogging friends, Yesterday I had the privilege of speaking at the bi-annual national meeting of the Mennonite Church USA in Columbus Ohio. I love this group and am always delighted and humbled to be…