Let me end this series using immigration to illustrate what I’ve found. I chose the topic after a number of you said you would appreciate a theologically informed evaluation of the Trump administration. It seemed that repentance, viewed as rethinking, might do that. What started out as an examination of current events always developed into […]
One of the reasons I chose to write about repentance was the fear that we would hear a lot of bad theology as we celebrate the nation’s 250th anniversary. Most of those planning and participating in the religious events are prosperity gospel preachers. One of them is President Trump’s personal adviser, Paula White, whom he […]
In a modern technological society, rethinking our relationship with nature is critical. Living most of the time in an artificial world, we tend to lose contact with our natural environment and with that, an appreciation of our dependence. In the past, technology provided tools that helped us live in harmony with nature. Tools protected us […]
A major factor in our present inability to establish a common understanding of truth is certainly globalism. In the past, geographic separation resulted in different lifestyles developing in the eastern and western worlds. You see that in their religions: Judaism and Christianity in the west, Hinduism and Buddhism in the east. It was also apparent […]
We are looking at Jesus’ observation that those who want to follow him have to repent. Becoming a disciple entails rethinking the way you’ve been living. This series explores various ways we can rethink what’s going on around us. Certainly, one of the issues where we see a lot of rethinking these days is truth. […]
People on both sides of the political spectrum are calling for a rethink of our economy. Those on the right believe we have been drawn more and more into a socialism in which freeloaders milk the system. In many ways, MAGA really means “Make America Rich Again” and believes the way to do that is […]
The fundamental ethical principle is “Do not kill.” It addresses the fundamental human problem: the disagreement between two individuals. All morality is the conversation that follows. Just War Theory is one part of that conversation. Some participants insist that “do not kill” says it all. They declare themselves pacifists and refuse to engage in warfare […]
We have a hard time with confession these days. Traditionally, it served as the first step in repentance, acknowledging our failure to fully live according to the Gospel. Both John the Baptist and Jesus called people to repentance. The gospels picture them as prophets who ask us to rethink the way we live and change […]
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