From Whence the Roosting Chickens Came Pt. 1

By now, Pastor Jeremiah Wright and his thoughts about America and her people and culture are well known. Excerpts from sermons have been repeated over and over, both in context and by themselves. He has been interviewed and given an opportunity to explain how the more pejorative statements have been misinterpreted only to stand by [...]

The Lord’s Prayer for Justice

Mike Todd shows us how the Lord’s Prayer orients to God’s never ending call for justice in His world. Enjoy it at ESA online.

Living the Sermon on the Mount in Persecution

My views on Glenn Stassen’s book “Living the Sermon on the Mount” have made their way onto a web site devoted to the persecuted church in China. Read the piece here http://chinaaid.org/2007/07/19/living-the-sermon-on-the-mount-a-practical-hope-for-grace-and-deliverance/

Gracism and Equality of Concern

Pastor David Anderson shares the prayer burdening him as the Spirit weighs in on his inequality of concern for others:
Dear Lord, please forgive me for my insensitivities toward the hurting and the downtrodden. Please forgive me for acting like the priest and Levit more often than the Samaritan. Help me to be more gracist in [...]

Groothuis Nails 49 Imperatives & Propositions to the City Gate

Dr. Doublas Groothuis, Christian, philosopher, ethicist, and apologist extraordinaire provides his list of 49 imperatives or propositions for this year. We would all be wise to pay heed to his counsel. See the list here.  Note especially 1 and 27.

What if…we took Jesus Seriously…

and fed His lambs? When the Lord returned from the tomb, He had a conversation with Peter: (John 21:15-17)
When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?”
“Yes, Lord,” he said, “you know that I love you.”
Jesus said, “Feed my lambs.”
16 Again Jesus [...]

Punk Ethos and the Disciple of Jesus

I don’t make any secret of the fact that some of my favorite music is Punk rock. Not the MTV, stuff but the old-school, hardcore, Mohawked, three-chord PUNK RAWK that is guaranteed to get a circle going if more than two people are listening. Some look at the music and musicians from a distance and [...]

Gracism and Sharing the Burden

There is immense privilege inherited by members of a majority group that is often not available to others. The majority identification may come from racial differences or something as minor as the demarcation between member and visitor in a church but regardless, it is there to be mitigated or removed by the Gracist. David Anderson [...]

Gracism and Modesty

Modesty is not a term often associated with discussions of race but David Anderson makes an intriguing point in the next chapter of Gracism. The discussion of modesty derives from the next verse in 1 Corinthians to be applied:
…the parts that we think are less honorable we treat with special honor. And the parts that are [...]

Guerrilla Gardening

Changing the world doesn’t always have to come in monumental undertakings. Sometimes, it’s the little things that you and I can do to change things for the better. Good Magazine has a story about the renewal of small strips of urban blight. Read on…and then go do something about something.