Scandalous theology

read this article, and tell me what you think. 

The audacity of saying that prostitutes and sex slaves might have insights into the nature of God, and even exegesis from the bible that the church could learn from, prove these authors are insane.

the social Justice debate goes Galactic

You may have heard some of Glenn Beck's comments regarding his advice to leave your church if they mention the words "Social Justice" .  He certainly mirrors many people who say Jesus is Lord.  Sadly, even as I have tried to listen, I get amazed at his ability to twist Scripture.  Then I am amazed that no one seems to want to refute him.

I was glad when I learned two things: 

1) That the Sojourner's blogosphere has stepped up to argue, including an offer by Jim Wallis, to have a face to face dialogue.

2) That Beck is Mormon.  Not that I want to dis Mormons.  I am just glad that the shame I felt when I thought him a fellow Evangelical or Catholic Christian is alleviated.

to keep it light, the folks at Sojourner's with way too much time on their hands, have taken actual unmanipulated statements by Glenn and Jim, and have created this April Fool's Video:  funny and poignant

lend me your ear

here is my talk at our Guatemalan missions conference

My point was to ask the questions we are afraid of asking...and leaving it at that

Missions is changing in many ways...listen up

a well spoken discussion

Rarely, I come across a discussion worth passing on. One where the people who most likely would benefit from it, are not already aware. I am at the slow end of the blogosphere!

Ta Da!

Oh, yeah...it is a discussion regarding the "Families for Orphans Act" currently on the back burners in Washington. in case you want to know before clicking the link ;-)

This was an honest sequence in my camera