By Brian, on October 17th, 2009 |
“To follow Jesus is to be political.”
I quoted that line from a book titled If God Is Love: Rediscovering Grace in an Ungracious World in an article I posted over two years ago. I remembered it during a meeting at church earlier this week. Here’s the full paragraph:
The question is not whether we should mix Christianity . . . → Read More: The Politics of Jesus
By Brian, on November 4th, 2008 |
I’ve always wanted to do this, so here goes. I’m going to keep at it until we have a result or I have to go to bed – whichever comes first. Hit your refresh button for the latest.
5:20 – I’ve had a shower, put on my pajamas, and I’m fixing a gallon of iced tea while . . . → Read More: Live Blogging The Election
By Brian, on October 28th, 2008 |
Accusations have been flying around over the last few weeks about Obama being a socialist. John McCain repeatedly points out that Obama wants to “spread the wealth around” and take from the rich to give to the poor – more hysterics from a party desperate to win against nearly impossible odds. While I find it hard . . . → Read More: Is Being A Socialist Really So Terrible?
By Brian, on September 12th, 2008 |
I had lunch with my mother, sister, grandmother, niece, and baby nephew today. It was the first time I had seen my mother or grandmother is over four months, but we all pretended as if nothing had ever happened and had a good time visiting. We were celebrating Grandmama’s 73rd birthday – a month late because . . . → Read More: A Lunchtime Lesson On Politics
By Brian, on April 10th, 2008 |
If I don’t like any of the three people running for president, should I vote for the one that I dislike the least, or just not vote at all? I’m seriously thinking about sitting this . . . → Read More: Opinions Please
By Brian, on February 29th, 2008 |
Imagine if I were to vote for someone simply because they were homosexual – regardless of their political views. Even worse, what if I chose them simply because they were white?
Alan started a new job a few weeks ago and has been going through training with several other new employees. One black woman has been going . . . → Read More: Birds Of A Feather
By Brian, on January 18th, 2008 |
We often hear people referring to the United States as a “Christian nation”, something that actually pleases many Christians and persuades them to vote for politicians who tickle their ears with promises to bring law in line with a distorted biblical moral code. But a quick look at history shows us that many of our earliest . . . → Read More: Is The United States A Christian Nation?
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