If you want more aging white liberals, talk about diversity. If you want more diverse people, talk about Jesus, and see what sorts of diverse people he draws to himself.
03605 – Diversity and Jesus
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03604 – Taking our Lead from Jesus
Not everything that was done in the Bible has a universal, timeless, or useful application. What is a timeless principle is that both men and women should be taking their lead from Jesus. We should be emulating his character, and displaying and using the fruit and...
03601 – Seeing People as Ordinary?
Every time we see people as ordinary, we turn the wine back into water.
03597 – Literal vs. Symbolic
My point, once again, is not that those ancient people told literal stories and we are now smart enough to take them symbolically, but that they told them symbolically and we are now dumb enough to take them literally.
03580 – The Problem with the Word “Nonviolence”
THE PROBLEM WITH THE WORD 'NONVIOLENCE' is that people think they know what nonviolence is apart from Christ. Then nonviolence becomes a marker more determinative than Jesus – it conceives peace apart from the crucifixion. But in reality, discipleship is the defining...
03574 – Be Kind to Each Other
It is a little embarrassing that, after forty-five years of research and study, the best advice I can give to people is to be a little kinder to each other.
03571 – A Medical Condition
Depression is a medical condition. We need to create a world where people are as comfortable seeking care for their minds as they are for their bodies.
03570 – A Beautiful Mosaic
We become not a melting pot but a beautiful mosaic. Different people, different beliefs, different yearnings, different hopes, different dreams.
03569 – Christian Empire-Builders
Most Christian leadership is exercised by people who do not know how to develop healthy, intimate relationships, and have opted for power and control instead. Many Christian empire-builders have been people unable to give and receive love.
03568 – Listen to Elderly & Children
We particularly need to listen to older people and children. They all have stories to tell that enrich the mind and the heart. Children simplify things, often with brutal honesty. Older people bring the perspective of their long years on issues. Suffering people also...