In Matthew 25.31-46, Jesus tells a story he likens to the kingdom of heaven wherein a king separates people like a shepherd separates sheep from goats. To the goats the king says, among other things, “I was hungry and you did not feed me. …I was in prison and you did not visit me.” They … Continue reading “More Prisons is Not the Answer”
Tag: Progressive Christianity
VLOG: S2E4 RE-REFORMATION
Episode 4 on RE-REFORMATION honors the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation and takes a look at how “reformation” never really ends. We are always being formed and re-formed according to God’s love. Be sure to SUBSCRIBE to my YouTube channel, or subscribe to this blog in the space to the right.
VLOG: S2E1 New Beginnings
It’s a new season here at Faith & Coffee, and that includes my YouTube channel. “New Beginnings” is the theme. Stay tuned for “To Be Presbyterian” and “Reformed” in honor of the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 grievances against the Church on the door of the church in Wittenberg, Germany. Be sure … Continue reading “VLOG: S2E1 New Beginnings”
VLOG-Season 1, Episode 8: The Devil Made Me Do It!
I was asked a month or two ago to prepare a class on the Devil from a Presbyterian/Reformed understanding. I worked really hard on that class because, to be honest, I had never really done a whole class on the satan (in Hebrew it is more often a title than the name of a celestial … Continue reading “VLOG-Season 1, Episode 8: The Devil Made Me Do It!”
Kick the Can
In his new book, The Great Spiritual Migration, Brian McLaren offers an image of opening a can of Coca-Cola, take a sip, and gagging at the taste–it’s gone bad. You open another can in the case. Terrible. Another. Bleh. By the time you get to the fourth or fifth can, it is unlikely you will … Continue reading “Kick the Can”