Have you seen Night Will Fall, the HBO documentary about the film footage shot in April 1945 at the liberated Nazi concentration camps? As allied forces liberated the concentration camps in the final months of WW II, they were accompanied by combat and newsreel cameramen who captured images of a reality more brutal and shocking than you can imagine. And that was the point. The plan was to create a film to be shown to German prisoners of war, a... Read more
As the issue of gay marriage makes its way to the U.S. Supreme Court, I’m reminded of what Jesus says about gays and homosexuality. Read more
To add to the reading list . . . For the Bookshelf: Universal Salvation?. via For the Bookshelf: Universal Salvation?. Read more
Have you seen the movie Field of Dreams? Ray and his wife and daughter and Terrance Mann can all see the baseball players. But her brother and other strangers can’t see the men on the field. From the brother’s perspective, they are sitting around an empty field, looking at nothing. But to those who can see, it’s wonderful watching the old time players play. That’s what faith is. For non-believers, for those without faith, church looks like nonsense and people... Read more
Did you see this? “Franklin Graham Says Communism, Secularism Are the Same; ‘Secularists Have Taken Control of Our Country'” I’d love to know how Franklin Graham thinks he’s spreading the message of Jesus by saying this. He isn’t. This is literally the antithesis of the message of Jesus. “Jesus answered, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my followers would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jews. But... Read more
For followers of Jesus, there is no justification for killing, ever. There’s nothing in the words of Jesus that says killing and executions are acceptable. In fact, the example of Jesus is exactly the opposite. With Jesus as our example, we should be willing to die, before we are forced to kill. How do some Christians find justification for killing in the words of Jesus? “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have... Read more
From the fringe of the faith to the mainstream culture, the message of Jesus has gotten lost. But it hasn’t always been this way. Throughout history, pockets of Jesus followers have dedicated their hearts and lives to the message of Jesus and ignored Christian and cultural leaders. The pagan Celts of Ireland recognized and embraced the message of Jesus like no one else, but the Celts remained at the fringe of the dominant culture and their version of Christianity remained... Read more
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