Sefab is a famer and shepherd in rural Haiti, living in the Grand Anse River valley on the southern peninsula. He lives in poverty, even by many Haitian standards. Much of his day is spent moving his sheep from one grazing area to another. One of the challenges is that there is no land whichContinue reading “The Lost Sheep: A Haitian Parable”
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Edinburgh 1910 and Protestant Missionary Expansion
As Henry Ford’s Model T first began rolling off the assembly line and down long stretches of American roads[1], planning was underway for the World Missionary Conference to be held in Edinburg in 1910.[2] But the man who said “history is bunk”[3] was far removed from the Conference’s efforts to learn from shared histories ofContinue reading “Edinburgh 1910 and Protestant Missionary Expansion”
God Loves You
If you’ve had an abortion, God loves you. If you’re “pro-choice”, God loves you. If you’re “pro-life”, God loves you. Yesterday, the nationally protected right to have an abortion was removed by the U.S. Supreme Court decision, Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health, et al. v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization etContinue reading “God Loves You”
Self-Appointed Judges
What follows is a lightly edited written account of a sermon recorded and broadcast on May 13, 2021. We’re in the book of James right now in this series called The Intersection of Faith & Life, and our reading this morning is from James 2:1–13. And it reads: My brothers (and sisters), show no partialityContinue reading “Self-Appointed Judges”
The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard
What follows is a lightly edited written account of a sermon recorded and broadcast on September 2, 2020. This morning, we are renewing our message and discussion series on the parables of Jesus. These parables are simple, illustrative stories and were used by Jesus to teach spiritual and moral lessons. They were used to tellContinue reading “The Parable of the Laborers in the Vineyard”
Solitude: All Oneness
What follows is a lightly edited written account of a sermon recorded and broadcast on February 3, 2021. We’ve talked about prayer. We’ve talked about fasting. We’ve talked about Bible study, and today, this morning, we’re going to talk about solitude. Now, each of these we’re treating as fairly distinct spiritual disciplines. However, there’s notContinue reading “Solitude: All Oneness”
Use a Critical Lens
In school, I was taught to write in a coherent manner in order to express my thoughts to others. I was taught to think critically and evaluate what others say or write. Aristotle’s concepts of rhetoric (logos, pathos, ethos) were explained in their essence, if not outright. Age and generation notwithstanding, I was not taughtContinue reading “Use a Critical Lens”
