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Reaction to President Obama and Just War Theory

Did you pay much attention to President Obama’s speech at his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo last month?  It kind of got lost in the holiday rush for me.  But this past weekend, I spent the time to watch and thought I would post it here with links to a couple of [...]

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Authenticity and Hypocrisy from the “Pulpit”

As a pastor, I try to be authentic and transparent to people in our community.  I’m generally fine with admitting mistakes, confessing sin, and telling people I’m still a work in progress.  But, what if I don’t want to be completely transparent?  What if I’m going through a rough season (or even a rough morning)?  [...]

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Wired for War: Thoughts on a Robotic Revolution

Previous advancements in the human capacity to kill have dealt with the how – how the system, machine, technique can go faster, further, or bigger.  The use of increasingly advanced robotic deals with the who – who is actually fighting our very human wars.  So says Peter W. Singer in this thought-provoking video:

He asks some [...]

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Prayer for the Week: May Barriers Crumble

I thought this prayer, from The Book of Common Prayer, was an appropriate one for this coming week:
Grant, O God, that your holy and life-giving Spirit may so move every human heart (and especially the hearts of the people of this land), that barriers which divide us may crumble, suspicions disappear, and hatreds cease; that [...]

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Evangelism & Social Activism: On Eliminating the ‘&’

For too long, evangelism and social activism have been separated. Followers of Jesus are given the false impression they must choose to be involved with one or the other at a time.
Jesus came with saving love for the whole world. He indwells the church, empowering us to be on mission with him, redeeming [...]

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Buechner: Thoughts on Principles

Frederick Buechner writes in his book, Wishful Thinking: A Seeker’s ABC:
Principles are what people have instead of God.
To be a Christian means among other things to be willing if necessary to sacrifice even your highest principles for God’s or your neighbor’s sake the way a Christian pacifist must be willing to pick up a baseball [...]

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