On Wednesday Robert Seigel gave a sharp interview with Richard Land, director of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. In the interview where he advocates getting rid of gun free zones because “Law-abiding citizens who are armed are the best last ditch defense against the kind of horror that we’ve just experienced,” [...]
Not long ago my wife had a conversation with a financial adviser She’d worked for many years at a large non-profit and they’d been putting money aside for her in a 401(b) (the non-profit version of a 401(k)). She hadn’t paid much attention–statements came, the account kept growing. Then she left that work to spend more [...]
Thursday night my cell phone died. I’ll get it repaired or replaced and be back and connected, but for now I walk around without the buzz of emails or texts or the ring of the occasional call. Yesterday because of several meetings and travel I went until three o’clock before checking email and I didn’t [...]
I’m considering a war on Christmas. Not because I don’t enjoy Christmas trees and gifts and the time spent with family, not because I’m against a religious holiday playing large on a national scale. I’m increasingly against Christmas because I love it–this is a sort of kill it to save it strategy. In a recent [...]
Over at the Ekklesia Project’s blog I have a new post reflecting on the gospel reading for this first Sunday in Advent. Below is the start with the full text after the jump. Preparing for Disaster First Sunday of Advent, Year C (RCL) 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36 We’ve become all too familiar with disasters [...]
It’s that time of year–the busy time and we haven’t even begun Advent. It is important that in these days of holiday rush, we remember to slow down, take stock and call Christ’s presence into the places we are. Today, go on a prayer walk. Walk through your neighborhood and pray over each house, the [...]
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