Following Jesus in rejecting empire
In preparation for this podcast I watched a 2009 episode of Gangland about the Fresno Bulldogs. It was a disturbing show. The callous disregard for human life, the exaltation of violence and the desire amp up absolute fear in the general population made the Bulldogs a kind of urban terrorist organization. But watching their violent…
My Great Grandfather was an undocumented immigrant, like everyone else who entered the US at that time. Most Europeans in this country are only here because they had a relative who entered the US through open borders – men and women who ere looking for a better life. There were massive hurdles for them to…
The gospel ought to consume us; instead we have turned it into a consumable.
Protests in Ferguson, rallies in Hong Kong, and the Occupy Movement: People challenging systems and structures clamber for my attention. Should faithful followers of Jesus get involved in these political and economic wrangling?
My grandmother was doing some genealogical research on her maternal ancestors. This was quite some time after her mother had passed away….