24 years ago, over a 100 day period of time, nearly one million people were slaughtered in Rwanda. It was not war, per se, and it was not a fascist government eliminating the opposition, per se. Rather, it seems to have been anger and hostility smoldering beneath the surface, stoked into full flame by calculating …
Category Archives: Discipleship
Risen From The Book!
Does Easter make a difference? Did the flurry and frenzy of Holy Week activity become an expression of the power that raises the dead? Or was it more like a Memorial Day weekend? Was it only that we recalled the One who made the supreme sacrifice for which we will always be thankful, but which …
Caiaphas, Caesar, Christ
Can we live in the way of Caiaphas or Caesar in the name of Christ? Are there multiple ways Messiah can wage the battle, achieve the victory and save the world and us? Does the supreme value of Kingdom-come justify whatever means are necessary to get there? When Jesus told them what being Messiah …
The “Trumping” of Messiah
When Jesus entered Jerusalem, it must have excited and energized the crowds who welcomed him. Garments spread on the path, palm branches waving in the air, jubilant cries lifted to the heavens: “Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest! Welcome, Jesus, long awaited Messiah of God and Israel!” A number must have enthused, “It’s about time! We …
ON HAITI AND AFRICA
As last week wound down, and then over the weekend, we all heard reports of disparaging remarks about the nation of Haiti and certain unnamed African countries. These reports have sparked many different kinds of responses from people of different faiths and no faith, different political leanings, and different tones. The Free Methodist Church commits …