Why is it so important to draw lines in the sand? Too many people enjoy the illusion that the world can easily be divided into two camps – friend or enemy; republican or democrat; right or wrong; saint or sinner. It feels good and right to declare that people are either with us or against [...]
Archive for September, 2011
Drawing lines
Posted: September 26, 2011 by Glenn in culture, distinctives, diversity, enemy, faith, friend, ideologies, inclusion, label, labels, lines in the sand, maturity, multicultural, racism, saint, sinner, two campsTags: 1 Corinthians 12, apostle paul, healing politics, image of the body
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The Call
Posted: September 9, 2011 by Glenn in A New Kind of Christian, Brian McLaren, Family, His Love Fellowship, The CallIn my work I get to spend a lot of time with people who are thinking about the call to full-time ministry. They want to preach, direct a Christian education program or lead a para-church ministry. From a distance the “call” can seem adventurous and life-giving. But that is not always the case; Brain McLaren [...]
Why?
Posted: September 2, 2011 by Glenn in Bearing Witness, community, culture, Denver Health Medical Center, Family, God questions, immigration, just, liver, local communities, moral, political debate, religion, respect, responsibilities, right, rights, transplant list, urban ministry, White PrivilegeI am writing this entry from my front porch. Across the street a family is gathering, mostly to support each other. Earlier this week Hector (not his real name) was rushed to Denver Health Medical Center. He had slipped into unconsciousness. His liver is failing and unless he gets a new one he is going [...]
