Something there is…
Sunday, February 19th, 2006 Posted in Peace and Justice | Comments OffSomething there is that doesn't love a wall. —Robert Burns The Wall. If there was a receipe for fueling the resentment that in turn fuels terrorism, this is it. I'm thinking of how enlightenment teachers emphasize that waking up is necessary for us ...
Citizen of a country or a Kingdom?
Thursday, October 20th, 2005 Posted in Mind, Peace and Justice | Comments OffIt occurs to me, that practically speaking, the Church has neither the interest in, nor the ability to further Jesus' mission of helping people to realize the Kingdom of the Father. No matter what its stated purpose is, the de ...
The Constant Gardener
Sunday, September 18th, 2005 Posted in Movies / TV / Stage, Peace and Justice | Comments OffThis is easily the best film I've seen this year. It's a conspiracy thriller that breaks all the rules: there are no long chase scenes, no fights, no James Bond-esque heroics, no dramatic explosions, no wrenching suspense, and no ...
The Center of the Hurricane
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005 Posted in Peace and Justice, Quick Thoughts, Spirituality | Comments OffQuick thoughts: The center of the hurricane is pure stillness. The yin-yang illustrates the cycles of action swirling within an immovable circle, and around a still center. Jesus said, the sign of the Father within you is action and stillness. (Thomas 50) Everyone struggles ...
Farewell, John Paul
Friday, April 8th, 2005 Posted in Peace and Justice | Comments OffI haven't read the book, but I've heard that in his novel Angels and Demons, Dan Brown (author of The Da Vinci Code) imagined the world largely ignoring the passing of the Pope. He was wrong. Very wrong. In fact, ...
The Pope is Passing
Friday, April 1st, 2005 Posted in My Life, Peace and Justice, Spirituality | Comments OffThroughout the day, I've gone to Yahoo! and refreshed the page to see if there's been any more news concerning the Pope. I'm 44 years old, and I was raised Baptist. After a born-again experience that radically changed my life ...
Two Years, Two Millennia
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2005 Posted in Peace and Justice | Comments OffIt's been two years now since the beginning of the second American war in Iraq. For the last few months, I've been reading Baghdad Burning ». a blog by an Iraqi woman writing under the pen-name of River. I find ...
Say no to the Death Squads
Saturday, January 29th, 2005 Posted in Peace and Justice | Comments OffNewsweek has uncovered the Pentagon's plans for "The Salvador Option »"--creating counter-insurgency groups in Iraq modeled after the notorious Salvadoran Death Squads funded by the Reagan administration. Sojourner's » has an online form » that will use the address information ...
UCC Welcomes SpongeBob
Tuesday, January 25th, 2005 Posted in Humor, Peace and Justice | Comments OffThe United Church of Christ has extended an official welcome to SpongeBob Squarepants. See the UCC home page » for a great picture. Thanks to Bob Griffith for posting this on his blog, Hypersync ». James Dobson claims ...
Who’s Your Daddy?
Tuesday, January 25th, 2005 Posted in Peace and Justice | Comments OffSince Inauguration Day, I've had this thought: >The United States has a President. I don't--I have a king.