Archive for July, 2011

Unfinished

Posted: July 28, 2011 by Glenn in Christian, doubt, enemy, Evangelism, forgiveness, forgone conclusion, gates of the city, Jonah, mad at god, old testament prophet
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I like Jonah.  A grumpy Old Testament prophet – he was asked by God to speak to his enemy.  Jonah didn’t like the idea so he runs (sails) in the opposite direction.  God sends a storm and transportation (belly of a fish) back to Nineveh.  Jonah preaches a short sermon, the enemy responds, God forgives [...]

Seeing and not seeing

Posted: July 20, 2011 by Glenn in church, diversity, faith, label, ministry, racism, urban ministry, White Privilege
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Next Sunday I get to preach at my home church.  For the past number of months I have been working through Luke 18.  I only speak every 6-8 weeks, so takes a while to complete a series.  I am finally ready to wrap up the chapter.  Luke 18 ends with two stories; the first is [...]

It’s time to declare a “War on Broken Bones”

Posted: July 13, 2011 by Glenn in politics, President Ronald Regan, racism, rights, War on Drugs, White Privilege
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It was on October 14, 1982 President Ronald Regan declared a “War on Drugs.”  It was a time in our country’s history when less than 2% of Americans viewed drugs as the most important issue facing the country.  By the 1980’s the number of arrests for all crime rose 28% while the number of arrests for drug related [...]

Finding Nemo – A story about White Privilege

Posted: July 7, 2011 by Glenn in Finding Nemo, respect, responsibilities, unifying, unity, War on Drugs, White Privilege
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One of my favorite movies is Finding Nemo.  It tells the story of a father’s love for his ever maturing and adventurous child.  One day in a fit of frustration with his father’s overprotective nature, Nemo ventures away from the reef to touch the bottom of a fishing boat.  He is captured by a scuba [...]