Who would Jesus Endorse
If you read the story of Jesus riding a donkey into Jerusalem, you bring a lot of church tradition with it. Jesus rides into the city a...
Apocalypse Now: Kingdom of the Absurd
It bears repeating. The church needs to reconsider and reclaim eschatology from the “Left Behind” adventure thugs. The apocalypse is not...
Eschapocalyptic - the church must die, only so resurrection can occur...
While it must continue to be said that “the church must die,” and though it is certain that such statements will meet resistance, it...
White privilege and justice: Rape sentences of the absurd
Those of us who despise the death penalty often take unpopular stances regarding the Christian themes of mercy and God's justice (as...
Memorial Day, Easter, and narratives of the absurd
There is never really a need to read a Bible verse on Easter Morning. We are familiar enough with the story. The story is the reason that...
“Whitewashing” racism – throwing privilege to the dogs
It might be good for one's “radical” gospel bona-fides to stand in camaraderie with the #blacklivesmatter movement. It might lend...
#(S)matters of the absurd
It might be good for my “radical” gospel bona-fides to stand in camaraderie with the #blacklivesmatter movement. It certainly might help...
The Hubris of Christendom
Andre Trocme, a French Protestant pastor and pacifist, is known as a man who led an effective response to the Vichy and Nazi genocide...
Privilege, Righteousness, and John Brown
I want to be forthright from the start. Old John Brown was a murderous thug. The fact is, he went looking for trouble when he moved to...
Memo re: refugees. Gospel asks for the absurd.
What if the struggle against evil is not a struggle, but simply a matter of faithfulness. An old Quaker once remarked that it is often...
