With the mistaken view of God as a Punisher-in-Chief that most Christians seem to hold, we think our own violence is necessary and even good. But there is no such thing as redemptive violence. Violence doesn’t save; it only destroys all parties in both the short and...
01759 – The Concept of God
If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. from Letter from a Region in My Mind
01757 – Said Better by the Wind
Nothing has ever been said about God that hasn't already been said better by the wind in the pine trees.
01747 – The Opposite of Despair is Hope
If God doesn't give up on us, we had better not despair of ourselves. We can always do better--especially if we remember the opposite of despair is not optimism but hope. Hope criticizes what is, hopelessness rationalizes it. Hope resists, hopelessness adapts. But...
01741 – Devotional Music
Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with his gracious presence.--------------------------------Gender-neutral version: Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with God's gracious presence.
01737 – Racism: An Insult to God
Racism is stupid. It’s an insult to God, arrogantly implying that God goofed-up when he chose to make us all different.------------------------------------------Gender-neutral version: Racism is stupid. It’s an insult to God, arrogantly implying that God goofed-up...
01734 – White Supremacy is Evil
White supremacy is evil...the apostle John wrote to the church that we cannot possibly love a God that we cannot see if we do not love our brothers and sisters who we can see.
01732 – Why Does God Allow Suffering?
People sometimes wonder why God would allow so much suffering in our world. Maybe instead we should be wondering why we do.
01728 – The Human Dilemma
The human dilemma is this: God is holy, and we are not. God is righteous, and we are not.
01719 – Christian Artist vs. Prayer Meeting
We will pay money to go to church to hear a Christian Artist sing about God, but we won't go to church for free to meet with God in a prayer meeting.