At Calvary, we see what the power of Satan can do. We observe the demonic nature of political and religious power infused by evil. The Roman governor and the Hebrew king, on the one hand, and the priests a...
How did we go from the Passover Lamb to the Easter Ham?
It’s a complicated, not very pretty story, central to modern religious identity and, for those reasons, tucked away from public view.
A truly “new” ...
When I am faced with dishonesty and fraud on a systemic scale, I ask questions of God. But as I trace the origins of injustice, I am directed back towards humanity. The question becomes: what can we do to e...
This is part five of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use...
This is part four of a five part series on Jesus and Nationalism. It reads as one fluid written sermon so you may want to read the rest of the series. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use...
The next several posts are going to be in the form of a written sermon. I have never spoken this sermon but figured I would use the blog to get the text out there. It will be broken up into five posts over...
“By calling ourselves Red Letter Christians, we are alluding to those old versions of the Bible wherein the words of Jesus are printed in red. In adopting the name, we are saying that we are committed to l...
Last Monday was Presidents day.
So I tweeted, 'Jesus for president.' on my facebook wall, and with several followers on twitter, this generated some discussion. Some were in support of Jesus as a candidate...
It's been almost 26 years since I left Louisiana with my parents, and I still really miss the Mardi Gras season. Mardi Gras is one long, enormous party – in the best, and sometimes the worst, sense of the w...
Amid the recent police violence in Oakland and the sure temptation of some protestors to resort to violence, I wrote this little reflection inviting all Occupiers to a renewed commitment to nonviolence.
There...