Entries Tagged as ‘politics’

January 29, 2008

Two views of the world…

There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear; for fear has to do with punishment, and whoever fears has not reached perfection in love. 
                               1 John 4:18
Karissa is a part of the EMU cross-cultural group to the Middle-East this semester.  I’m jealous!  What an opportunity to explore the world–especially a part of our [...]

January 26, 2008

Political Quiz…

Here’s a little 14 item quiz that asks questions related to the issues that are a part of the political debate this election season.  After answering the questions, the candidates are stacked up according to which ones are the most compatible with your positions. 
You can skip to the summary of the candidates views on each item [...]

January 25, 2008

On how Jesus engaged the powers…

I came across this quote on C. Wess Daniel’s blog yesterday after I wrote the post on the politics of Jesus.  I thought it was quote relevant to the points I was trying to make.
For Christians, a great tension therefore exists in our day between the gospel and ideology, between following Jesus and serving idols. [...]

January 24, 2008

The Politics of Jesus…

Which side wins—Democrat or Republican, East or West, elite or bourgeois or proletariat, Herodian or Zealot—may be considered news within the system, but until someone brings into the system resources from outside it, unless someone kicks a hole in the wall of the system so we aren’t trapped within it, there is no real good [...]

January 3, 2008

American prayer…

Beyoncé Knowles & Bono - World Prayer (Live 46664 Concert)

In Get Up Off Your Knees, Eugene Peterson wrote perhaps U2’s strongest endorsement to the Christian Church.  His conclusion was that U2 is indeed a prophetic voice, saying, “God the Holy Spirit has used prophets, biblical and contemporary, to separate people from the lies and illusions [...]

November 20, 2007

Seek ye first…

Shane Claiborne, of the Simple Way community, was in Baghdad while American forces were carrying out the “shock and awe” attacks during March of 2003.  When asked if he was a traitor, he responded with the following:
• “If this bloody, counterfeit liberation is American… I am proud to be Un-American.
• If depleted uranium is American… [...]

November 12, 2007

Veterans Day…

I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me.  And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, and among the lampstands was someone “like a son of man,”dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest.  His head and hair were white like [...]

November 9, 2007

Atheist…

Atheist

October 17, 2007

Liberals and public education…

“The Liberals and public education proponents can teach all they want, but they will not fix the real problem of humans. If it is successful at all it will at best accomplish two things 1) It will cause people to turn their destructive behaviors to things that are less destructive or destructive in less widespread [...]

September 6, 2007

March Against Violence…

MARCH AGAINST VIOLENCE: Saturday, Sept. 8, starting at noon at St. Paul’s Church of God in Christ, 215 S. Queen St. and ending with a rally at Binn’s Park. The rally will include speakers and entertainment. This march is being organized by the mother of Tyquan Hall, who was shot while trying to settle a [...]