C.S. Lewis and why Jesus teaches love over religious rule-keeping…
a liberating thread of thoughtfulness in a society where were are so quick to judge one another without regard to heart.
Category: opinion
To preachers: Either shine like an invitation to God’s light and love… or get out of the way #Mysoapbox
I’m not much of a soapbox writer but something rattled my cage this weekend and I have to make some noise about it or I am simply going to burst.
I believe what the world needs is a nice cup of tea right about now…
think about who you need to make a cup of tea for – and to serve – in order to help put the “civil” and the “kind” and the “generous” back into the heart of our life together as a people in desperate need of a cup of tea.
The Weight of Freedom #July4th
we are free from tyranny so that we may serve and encourage and offer refuge and – gladly – bear witness to the light.
An Open Letter to Southern Baptist churches – and the SBC’s new President
unless and until the Southern Baptist Church faces the fact that its values nurture a culture that facilitates and encourages male chauvinism, sexism, inequality, and even misogyny, there will be no progress to end the abuse of women other than lip service.
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse and North Carolina’s role in securing freedom
there’s this constant tension between what I find fascinating and what I believe is right. I love history, and the stories surrounding great battles are compelling, but I can’t begin to understand violence and the brutal events that play out when nations make war.
arrogance, intellectual dishonesty, and fascist propaganda…
Don’t be afraid of what you don’t know and who you don’t know, put your listening ears on, make room in your heart for people you may never understand, and thank God from the depths of who you are that you don’t have to be right all the time – DEREK
our “right to” anything is a house built on sand if we skip the moral foundation
If your solution is to tightly regulate every move we make and every breath we take, then I’ll take my chances with the guns. But don’t you dare insist on your “right to”anything without first dealing with your responsibility to follow God’s law.
the day we launched a community conversation around gun violence
We cannot legislate morality and we cannot pass a bill that stops irresponsibility. But we can work together to be more of a connected, concerned, supportive, accountable, mutually encouraging community.
Stop tweeting and try listening! We all have so much to learn…
Humility, vulnerability, and wide-open hearts may well be the cure for the malaise that runs deep and wide in our culture
