Coffee with Jesus – A Second Shot
Jesus often gets a bad rap. He is portrayed as too nice. Call it a sentimental view of Jesus aided by paintings and artwork that seem to domesticate the revolutionary message he heralded.… Continue reading
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Revisit Liberation Theologies?
People in power dismiss theologies of liberation. They pose a threat. But, what happens when those in power, or the dominant ethnic or religious group, feels the loss of power?… Continue reading
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Cancer and Theology – Essays In Theologies
Angela was the first. She was not the first I knew with cancer but she was the first I knew while serving a local church. A tumor invaded her abdomen and despite radical treatment she left a husband and two young children. That was more than 25 years ago.… Continue reading
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Have You Had Coffee with Jesus? A Book Review
Dad always reads the comics. Every morning growing up we boys would witness Dad at the breakfast bar reading the comics in the The Oklahoma. My grandmother regularly clipped a comic strip and would include it in a letter. If we were over for a visit, she would … Continue reading
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No Miracle for You or, Perhaps John D. Caputo Gives Faith a Chance
Jesus concludes the parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus by noting a miracle will not help. Hardly the sort of encouragement from him who turned water to wine, who walked on water, and who bid Peter to get out of the boat. The modern imagery conjured by the … Continue reading
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