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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Salt In the Wound or, Evidence That Reading Is a Lost Art
If reading is fundamental, interpretation is impossible without it. When an interpretation is offered apart from reading a text the interpreter is rupturing his or her own ideology.… Continue reading
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Common In/Equality In Selma or, A Seat at the Diner But No Burger
All human beings may be created equal. Not all people experience equality. Selma reminds us that our not too distant past is littered with dubious illustrations of this common reality.… Continue reading
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An Uneasy Agent of the State – Epilogue, The Loss of the Prophetic
A friend recently wondered, “Is it possible to be a religious conservative and a social liberal?” The comments varied. Some considered it a hypocritical position. Others described it as, “honest.”… Continue reading
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Gone Is the Prophetic Once You Achieve the Center or, Baptists21 and Pastor Wiley Rice
We must be nearing the Annual Meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. A kerfuffle broke out.… Continue reading
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