Small Acts of Faith Open the Doors to Big Change

Last updated on: July 5, 2017 at 11:10 am By Guest Contributor

Living and Leading Change for Good: Meet the Disruptors The Forum for Theological Exploration series, Living and Leading Change for Good,invites you to meet the disruptors – theological explorers and visionary architects inspired by their Christian faith and fueled by courage. These leaders are actively addressing civil and human rights issues and the anxiety about the rising tide of color in the U.S., along with creating social entrepreneurial ventures that respond to issues our communities face today. Our hope is that their voices... Read more

In the Era of Hatred, a Better Way Forward

Last updated on: June 28, 2017 at 2:30 pm By Guest Contributor

It is astounding how short-lived our memory is as a nation. Political ethicist Reinhold Niebuhr believed we had much to learn from remembering our history. He once observed that history always repeats itself, although never in the same way. In our current political climate we could gain much from remembering our particular history with hatred and the moral failings and destruction that has resulted from this hatred. For example, hatred coupled with an insatiable hunger for power drove the United... Read more

Rethinking Our Approach to Injustice

Last updated on: June 22, 2017 at 4:26 pm By Guest Contributor

“But let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream” Amos 5:24 (NRSV). Many of us long for the fulfillment of these words. We cry out against the injustice we see, align ourselves with its victims, and work to change our world for the better. Unfortunately, our efforts often seem to fall on deaf ears—the ones who could change the structures of injustice counter with resistance, denial, and alternative explanations that preserve the status quo. What would... Read more

Beyond Salvation: Love Will Heal Us

Last updated on: June 15, 2017 at 11:22 pm By Guest Contributor

During the confirmation hearing of Russell Vought, the nominee for deputy director of the Office of Management and Budget, a very contentious exchange took place between him and senator Sanders of Vermont. During the hearing, senator Sanders quoted a passage from a 2016 blog written by Vought to defend Wheaton College. The passage was apparently found to be particularly objectionable: “Muslims do not simply have a deficient theology. They do not know God because they have rejected Jesus Christ his... Read more

Consuming the Eucharist Chastises Our Consumerism

Last updated on: June 7, 2017 at 2:35 pm By Guest Contributor

“On the night he was betrayed he took bread, broke it, and gave it to his friends, and said, “Take, eat: This is my body, which is given for you…”” says the minister. Then he exhorts the congregation to repent. The congregants rise and approach the table. They take of the bread and drink the wine. Later they receive the benediction to go forth into the world to serve and love. And go forth they do. They sprint out... Read more

Scholarship in a Time of Fear

Last updated on: June 1, 2017 at 3:50 pm By Posted by Editor

Who Is My Neighbor? (Reflections on the L.A. Riots)

Last updated on: May 9, 2017 at 5:52 pm By Posted by Editor

A guest post from Rebecca Lister This past week marks the 25th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots. On NPR’s Here and Now, I was listening to the host, Robin Young, as she interviewed the four African American strangers who saved a white truck driver from being beaten to death on that day. Fueled by the acquittal of four white police officers in the brutal beating of African American taxi driver Rodney King, the riots personified all that was wrong... Read more

PRESIDENTS TRUMP & DUTERTE SHOULD TRAVEL TOGETHER FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TO THE SOBER HOUSE

Last updated on: May 1, 2017 at 6:56 pm By Dwight Lee Wolter

During a “very friendly conversation,” last Saturday, the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, invited the President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, to the White House ~ knowing that seven months ago (10/16), in response to the presence of three million drug addicts in his country, President Duterte was quoted in the New York Times as saying, “I’d be happy to slaughter them” and then he went on to cite Hitler’s actions during the Holocaust ~ adding that... Read more

Young People Are Leading the Way. Will The Church Follow?

Last updated on: April 30, 2017 at 12:31 pm By Posted by Editor