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What would MLK say about the Genocide in Gaza?

Maybe you haven’t heard, but there is a Genocide going on, and in case you didn’t know, it is happening with “our” sanctioning and “our” tax dollars. So, in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., I thought addressing the war on Gaza would be appropriate. I believe that MLK would have been a staunch advocate […]

Wrestling with Church/Embracing Christ: De/reconstruction #2

In my first post in this series, I began with a lunch encounter I recently had with the President of the Seminary where I teach. I mentioned that I wondered if my confession that my wife and I were not currently attending church might cost me my teaching position at the Seminary. My consternation derived […]

Trump: Why I am not Looking Forward to the next 4 years

Well, I am sure that Donald Trump’s election will provide plenty of material for this blog. This does not mean that I am excited. Actually, I am quite fearful. Of course, please don’t misunderstand: I pray that I am wrong. In fact, I will try to keep this post handy so that I can repost […]

Can Christianity Today Model the Conversations Churches Need

I recently had a conversation with another pastor-friend. At one point, we moved on to a controversial topic. I began to share with him that I had been rethinking the issue. Since he was intrigued and since I knew I could trust him, I shared my thoughts. When I finished, he acknowledged that what I […]

What if we got it all wrong? Deconstruction and Jesus #1

I recently had lunch with the President (who is a good friend) and some of the other faculty members of the seminary where I teach. During the conversation, the President turned to me and asked, “So, Rob, where are you going to church these days?” I immediately wondered if my position at the seminary was […]

Huckabee, Gaza, and the Evangelical Failure to Seek Justice

Palestinian Pastor Munther Isaac recently posted, “The irony for us Palestinian Christians is that evangelicals, with their overemphasis on prophecy, have lost the capacity of being prophetic. You want to prove that the Bible is right? You don’t do this by pointing to self-fulfilling prophecy or by pointing to world events as prophecy fulfillment. This […]

Will our Election Change Anything in Gaza or the West Bank?

I have yet to offer my thoughts on the election. Instead, last week, I began to offer some thoughts on the present war on Gaza and the fate of the Palestinians. (part 1; part 2). NB: I have expressed in the past that Israel’s assault on Gaza is not good for Israel. I am convinced […]

What Would You Do? Gaza, Torture, and the Limits of Patience

What do I think about the elections last week? Well, my first concern has been what this means for the war on Gaza. The war has continued to advance for months, and we have tuned it out. As if our elections were more important than the deaths of thousands of women and children. In my […]

Trump, Power, and Evangelical Loyalty: A Reflection on Gaza

Well, I suppose you might be expecting my reaction to the election results. Honestly, I am still processing things. I will say, at this point, that I am deeply grieved—as I have been for some time now—at the state of the Church. I suppose that the election provided more confirmation that the Church is deeply […]

Why We Need to Look Beyond just Abortion in the Election

I am going to address a political post, and I ask that you hear me out. I will do my best to keep this post brief (less than 500 words!). I was reading a good friend’s Facebook post this morning. He began by noting that he has been reticent, for good reasons, to make political […]

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