Tag: current events
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Venturing Into No-Man’s-Land
In World War I, the favored combat tactic was trench warfare. Battles were fought from permanent, relatively protected trenches dug into the ground from which the opposing sides would attack and counterattack. A no-man’s-land lay in between the two sides: a hellish sea of shell craters, barbed wire, bodies, and rubble. Frontal assaults on the […]
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The Rittenhouse Verdict Is Not . . .
. . . a moral victory for Christianity Exactly when the right to own a weapon, fight for personal liberties, and advocate for violent retaliation became entrenched in the American “version” the gospel, I do not know. I do know that none of these things have anything to do, at all, not even remotely, with […]
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Exciting Announcement
My friend and fellow pastor, Anthony Cottrell, asked me to co-host his monthly podcast, Theologizing Life with Anthony Cottrell. This podcast engages with questions and ideas relating to how our view of God influences and shapes our everyday lives. Anthony, in addition to being a close friend of mine and fellow theology geek, is the […]
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5 Articles to Help You Inform Yourself on the Israel-Gaza Conflict
Cover Image: BBC News, Guide: Why are Israel and the Palestinians fighting over Gaza? – CBBC Newsround On the history of the conflict: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Global Conflict Tracker (cfr.org) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict explained (sbs.com.au) On the recent developments that led to the current violence: How Evictions in Jerusalem Led to Israeli-Palestinian Violence | Council […]