So forgiveness pre-requires understanding the mistakes of the past? here hear re this opposing this me-first, America-first, white-first, male-first approach>…
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Lesson 16: Truth and Virtual Reality
Read MORE: Lesson 16: Truth and Virtual RealityLooking back over this series, I realize how much I was compelled to continue, because the news every last morning provided a new set of lies spewed out by public officials to whom we had given our trust. That compulsion…
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Lesson 15: Truth and Revelation
Read MORE: Lesson 15: Truth and RevelationThe Bible describes salvation as God’s attempt to save humanity from self-destruction and sees this, in part, as unveiling the truth that humans fail to discern. From beginning to end, two of the primary ways the scriptures explain our failure…
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Lesson 14: Truth and Honesty
Read MORE: Lesson 14: Truth and HonestyTry as hard as I might, I find I cannot let go of this rather disjointed investigation of truth. Every time I think I find a way out, another unanswered question disturbs me. My intention was to slip away with…
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Lesson 13: Truth and the Unified Theory
Read MORE: Lesson 13: Truth and the Unified TheoryRecently, a wonderfully kind young man, whom I respect greatly, was explaining to me why he was not religious. He indicated he thought scholars would come up with a unified theory in the next 25 years. Obviously, he regarded me…
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Lesson 12: Truth and Love (Part 3)
Read MORE: Lesson 12: Truth and Love (Part 3)If the history of humanity is read as the search for truth, and if that search involves making common sense of the kaleidoscope of sensory data that constantly bombards us, and if making common sense involves coming to agreement on…
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Lesson 11: Truth and Love (Part 2)
Read MORE: Lesson 11: Truth and Love (Part 2)I find that I have trapped myself, and you, by examining the conflict between power and love during Holy Week. The church year narrative uses this period to present the ultimate confrontation of these truth claims. Current news reports remind…
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Lesson 10: Truth and Love (Part 1)
Read MORE: Lesson 10: Truth and Love (Part 1)More than ever I hear from friends in academia, business, and government that they are accused of not knowing how the world operates whenever they advocate for options including sharing and caring. The accusation always implies that a loving action…
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Lesson 9: Truth and Christian Half Truths
Read MORE: Lesson 9: Truth and Christian Half TruthsMy initial plan was to offer a brief response to what modern election campaigns have done to our understandings of truth and falsehood. That all went up in smoke when fake news and alternative facts became tactics for governing. Just…
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Lesson 8: Truth and the Crisis in Language (Part 2)
Read MORE: Lesson 8: Truth and the Crisis in Language (Part 2)In the last lesson, I suggested the crisis in language that has led to our present inability to separate what is true and false in public conversation might have first been observed in Orwell’s political newspeak and Ellul’s technological commonplaces.…
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Lesson 7: Truth and the Crisis in Language (Part 1)
Read MORE: Lesson 7: Truth and the Crisis in Language (Part 1)Because we are confronted every blasted day with a new manipulation of truth, it might help to trace the development that has led to this perilous situation. Many believe it was first brought to our attention by George Orwell who…
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An extremely timely topic. Thanks, Fritz!
yes we need to forgive our leaders yet make sure they do the right thing – which they aren’t.