The rear-view mirror has a version of reality, but you couldn't drive far or well chasing it. The road, for better or worse, is onward.
03477 – The Rear-View Mirror
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03448 – Avoid Sweeping Generalizations
It is important to distinguish between different versions of the “same” faith. All faiths are contested. We dare not make sweeping generalizations about other religions or even about our own religion. from Moral Leadership for a Divided Age 2525 1 comment Like Comment...
03124 – A Bogus Version of the Gospel?
Christians are usually sincere and well-intentioned people until you get to any real issues of ego, control, power, money, pleasure, and security. Then they tend to be pretty much like everybody else. We often are given a bogus version of the Gospel, some fast-food...
02661 – True Friends: Miracles
Maybe we don't find a lot of answers to life's tougher questions, but if we find a few true friends, that's even better. They help you see who you truly are, which is not always the loveliest possible version of yourself, but then comes the greatest miracle of...
02168 – Christian Leaders & Christian Traditions
Deepening our sensitivity to the historical nature of Christian tradition and the mediating role of Christian leaders can help us think much more clearly about our realities and responsibilities today. We can situate ourselves within the flow of Christian history,...
01738 – Settling for a Mediocre Version of Faith?
For many of us the great danger is not that we will renounce our faith. It is that we will become so distracted and rushed and preoccupied that we will settle for a mediocre version of it.
01665 – Versions of Ourselves
The most difficult times in our lives come from transitioning from one version of ourselves to another.
01616 – You Coming?
I reject the version of Jesus who would have told the rich young ruler, “you are blessed” instead of, “give everything to the poor and follow me.” Who would have pushed women to the fringes of the narrative, instead of empowering Mary to be the first preacher of...
01325 – Grace: Christianity’s Best Gift to the World
Christians have spent enormous energy over the years debating and decreeing truth; every church defends its particular version. But what about grace? How rare to find a church competing to "out-grace" its rivals. Grace is Christianity's best gift to the world, a...