“Love is at the root of everything,” Mr. Rogers says at the beginning of the documentary, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, “all learning, all relationships— love, or the lack of it. And what we see and hear on the screen is part of who we become.” To read a review of the documentary about Mr. Rogers, visit “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Follow the link below to buy the movie, Read more
Franklin Graham is doubling down on supporting evil. Make no mistake Graham is on the side of evil when he supports Donald Trump. Donald Trump is far beyond the conservative politics of your grandfather’s Grand Old Party. He is undercutting the greatest allies of the United States economically and politically. Trump supports dictators and murderous despots. Trump policies systematically attack the civil rights of minorities and the marginalized. Trump policy demands a 17 year-old girl must deliver her rapist’s child... Read more
The War Prayer by Mark Twain It was a time of great and exalting excitement. The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering; on every hand and far down the receding and fading spread of roofs and balconies a fluttering wilderness of flags flashed in the sun; daily the young volunteers marched... Read more
“I need the Eucharist because I need to begin each week with open hands. I need the Eucharist because I need to practice letting go and letting in. I need the Eucharist because I need to quit keeping score… It’s a scary thing to open your hands. It’s a scary thing to receive, to say yes. I resist it every time. But somehow, whether it sneaks in through a piece of bread, a sip of wine, or a hatching bud,... Read more
“Now cracks a noble heart… And flights of angels sing thee to thy rest!” On May 4, 2019, a prominent Christian voice fell silent after a brief illness. Rachel Held Evans was 37. Born a fundamental evangelical, she grew in her faith to join the Episcopal Church. Her writing career revolved around her journey as she dismantled and rebuilt her Christian faith. One of her final tweets before falling ill represents her theology, her humor, and the difficulties she faced... Read more
Continued from Jesus is the Empty Tomb. After Jesus was executed and rose from the dead, people saw him. A person named Celopas and an acquaintance encountered Jesus on the road to Emmaus. People ate with the resurrected Christ, multiple times. Jesus talked with a lot of people. “Then he opened their minds so they could understand the Scriptures. He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on... Read more
Many Christians believe that Jesus took on the sins of the world, suffered and died, so that we might have eternal life. If Jesus died for our sins, then he might have mentioned it. But he didn’t. Nowhere in the Gospels does Jesus say he’ll die for our sins. All the times he preached and taught, all the messages and metaphors he shared, he didn’t tell people he was taking on their sins. Even before his death, Jesus told people... Read more
Excerpts from King’s “I Have a Dream” Speech, at the Lincoln Memorial, Aug. 28, 1963. He was 34 years-old. Follow the link to read A Sermon for Martin Luther King Jr., on the Anniversary of His Murder On the night King was killed, April 4, 1968, Robert Kennedy spontaneously delivered a touching speech. This was just 24 hours after King’s Mountain Top speech and four months before Kennedy was murdered. Click the arrow for more inspiration from Martin Luther King,... Read more
Inspiration and wisdom from Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Jim Meisner, Jr. is the author of the novel Faith, Hope, and Baseball, available on Amazon, or follow this link to order an autographed copy. Read more
March, 2019. During a time of the year when March Madness usually describes college basketball, instead the nation is absorbing lies like five year-olds talking of magical bunnies casting incantations over rainbows. On March 22, Special Counsel Robert Mueller concluded his investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 election and delivered a report to Attorney General William Barr. Barr assumed office Feb. 14, 2019. On June 8, 2018, acting as a “former official,” Barr sent to the Justice Department a... Read more
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