Confounded by Lies and Idols, By Rev. Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite
It is not the idols of others that we need to be worried about. It is our own tendency to make idols of finite things because we can’t face what we suspect a living God demands of us. We’re scared...
View ArticleNot to Bring Peace, But a Sword, by Rev. William Sloane Coffin
Every prophet has realized that nobody loves you for being the enemy of their illusions. Every prophet has realized that most of us want peace at any price as long as the peace is ours and somebody...
View ArticleIt’s Really Quite Obvious, by Rev. Anna Clock Saxon
It’s really quite obvious…that it’s always easier to keep the status quo, especially if it doesn’t affect us… It’s really quite obvious…that there is a problem with the provision of a basic human right...
View ArticleHow Do Different Faiths View War?
In light of the many violent conflicts around the world involving people of different faith traditions — Christians, Muslims, Jews, and others — what's the difference between Christianity and other...
View ArticlePicking the Right Faith
With so many different theological beliefs within Christianity, how can we be confident that we're living a faithful life? Should we just pick one and hope we're picking right? D.M., Chicago How...
View ArticleLove and Judgment of Homosexuals
"How should a Christian reconcile the Bible's statements to be loving of others, especially those on the margins of society, with the passages that oppose homosexual behavior?" E.B., Washington, D.C....
View ArticleA Pastoral Letter on the Death Penalty by Rev. Paul Stumme-Diers
A Pastoral Letter on the Death Penalty from Rev. Paul Stumme-Diers, Bishop of the Greater Milwaukee Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America that answers the question: “Should the death...
View ArticleChrist and Everything Else Thrown In
The question becomes, "What does it actually mean to follow Jesus, especially in modern times, or in middle- or upper-middle class North America?" If you're going to take the words of Jesus seriously –...
View ArticleAnger in Compassion
"How should a Christian deal with righteous anger?" E.A., Chicago How do we deal with righteous anger? With as much righteousness and as little anger as possible. We all learned as children that...
View ArticleTwo American Dreams and One Economic Reality
Everyone in the country has heard the line from President Obama’s speech in Roanoke, VA, on July 13: “You didn’t build that.” Almost before it was out of his mouth, Fox News and Rush Limbaugh were...
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