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Evangelicalism wears many hats these days. To the academics, it rings “inerrancy”, “Reformation”, “gospel”, “First Awakening”, “puritanism”, “pietism”, and more. To the general public, it represents a political faction that emerged since the W. Bush era, an impression that pundits from Rush Limbaugh to Rachel Maddow might incur. But taking that away, when focusing on Read More ...
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A friend in my men’s group recently sent the link to an article, The Third Way, written by the Franciscan friar Richard Rohr. This short but profound essay refers to what the late theologian Walter Wink says about how Jesus would respond when confronted by evil. He points out the human response often default to Read More …
On March 15, 2019, a self-identified white supremacist walked into two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand within the same hour and started shooting, leaving at least 50 dead and 50 other injured. On the one hand, hate crimes targeting the Muslim community no longer surprise us. At the same time, perhaps it was the vast Read More …
Irrational Man is a 2015 film written and directed by Hollywood intellect Woody Allen. Like many of his productions, the notion of self-image and sexual obsession made up a good chunk of the theme. But as usual, one finds embedded code when attempts to scratch the surface and may discover a deeper discussion which the Read More …
In a recent conversation with a friend in ministry, I made a comment that I believed postmodernism as we know has come and gone. In the strict sense, anything that is post-xxxxx-ism reacts to a preceding ideology but is often (if not always) a transitional phase. Likewise, postmodernism reacts to the dominance of modernity, and Read More …
(The following article is written by conservative columnist George Will in Washington Post. How he concludes this essay captures my thoughts of why many evangelical Christians who blindly support or defend Trump need to reflect on the conflict of values.) https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/trump-is-no-longer-the-worst-person-in-government/2018/05/09/10e59eba-52f1-11e8-a551-5b648abe29ef_story.html?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d1504c4d7b66 Donald Trump, with his feral cunning, knew. The oleaginous Mike Pence, with his Read More …
(The following article is written by Michelle Goldberg, a NYT columnist. I find her self-critique on pre-conceptual assumptions from her West Bank experience and her reference to Patrick Little are intriguing.) I think I know what it feels like to be “red-pilled,” the alt-right’s preferred metaphor for losing one’s faith in received assumptions and Read More …
With the backdrop of the national upheaval on the President’s scandal with the porn star “Stormy” Daniels, a friend posted the following question on his FaceBook page: “Thanks to recent news, my 11-year old asked me what a porn star is. How do I answer that question?” Although my own son has way passed eleven, Read More …
Written by David Brooks New York Time Nov 13, 2017 Why are so many conservative evangelicals in Alabama still supporting Roy Moore? For that matter, why have so many evangelicals around the country spent the past two years embracing Donald Trump? I just took part in a compelling conversation on this subject at the Faith Angle Read More …
Standing in front of the doors to the Castle Church of Wittenberg 500 years after Martin Luther nailed the ninety-five theses which started the Reformation is exhilarating beyond words. There is something about being there physically and hearing sermons referencing the vision of the reformers that connect oneself to the history that transformed the world. Read More …
(From the publisher. Christian Century, September 13, 2017) The quality of cabin air is a growing issue for airline passengers. Pilots delay starting the engines until minutes before rolling away from the gate, which is good for saving fuel but hard on passengers, who have to sit in an unventilated aluminum tube as the cabin Read More …
