“[W]e lack the courage for the truth…[it] will make us stronger just so long as it doesn’t kill us first.”
- Friedrich Nietzsche
Maybe hypocrisy isn’t the best word. But on a certain level I think it fits. If anything it’s a catchy, provocative title that will hopefully catch the attention of some readers.
Recently I was [...]
The Hypocrisy of Being Pastoral
June 9th, 2008 · 8 Comments
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Engaging Jesus for President Part IV: Render unto Caesar
May 6th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Part I | Part II | Part III
Jesus and taxes.
I don’t know how many times I’ve heard people defend blind trust and obedience in their government by appealing to Jesus’ statement: “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s” (my paraphrase), which seems at the surface to be in support of the [...]
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Jesus for President Part III: Jesus was an Atheist
April 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments
Part I | Part II
Enter Jesus. The second section of the book is called “A New Kind of Commander and Chief” and it deals with the story of Jesus. Finally, after growing tried of watching humanity be seduced by power and privilege, God decided to get involved. God got local. God got [...]
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