Religion

An End to Calls for Violence

We know violence here in Oklahoma City. Saturday, April 19, will mark the thirteenth anniversary of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Building. Planners of the recent “Denouncing Violence in the Name of God: The Case of Islam” conference noted the location for the event (Oklahoma Continue reading

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“Caught in the Middle” gets quoted …

Glad to read the ABP piece in which my brother Paul is quoted.

“I’m conflicted because I am part of an American evangelical Christianity that is almost entirely and uncritically in bed with the Republican Party, who will support them as long as they support capitalism and oppose abortion

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Jesus Land – surviving racism and both sexual and spiritual abuse

Jesus Land: A Memoir

I recall a Joel Barker video, “The Power of Vision.” In the video Mr. Barker relayed the story of Victor Frankl who wrote, Man’s Search for Meaning. If I recall correctly, the mental image of seeing his daughter again fueled his imagination … Continue reading

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Quote for the day …

Reading the June 20 Aidan Readings in Celtic Daily Prayer I found the following attributed to Abba John the Little,

We have abandoned a light burden, namely self-criticism, and taken up a heavy burden, namely self-justification.

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