Below you'll find a list of all posts from June, 2016
Forty-nine people died and scores were wounded in an Orlando terrorist shooting. The bloodbath reminds us of the hatred in the world and the church’s muddled ambivalence toward the LGBT community. On the one hand we are opposed to homosexual sex acts, but at the same time we have trouble declaring loudly that we love people like Edward Sotomayor and …
When In 1630 John Winthrop an influential Puritan boarded the Arabella he was headed to the “New Israel.” He gave what became one of the most famous sermons in American history. He described his company of Puritans as “God’s chosen people.” “We shall be a City upon a Hill.” he declared. The Puritans viewed church and state as fully entwined- …
In the American culture wars bathrooms have become fodder for a fight. The issues circle around where transgenders can legally go to the bathroom. This is not about homosexuals wanting to go to the bathroom with the opposite sex. Given the church’s commitment to follow Jesus might it not be better to start with the personal, the biological data, the …
