Take your vitamins, say your prayers and vote for…

I originally thought I had figured out who would become president because Chuck Norris backed Huckabee! And what can’t Chuck Norris do… right?
But now we can know for sure… the Hulkster has let Hulkamania run wild on the rest of those flabby contenders…. click here to find out who he is backing!
But the question [...]

Fear and Love in a galaxy far away

Continuing on the topic of ethics of fear (Here and Here)
While it is true that fear leads to:
1. Suspicion: this leads to not welcoming the strange, but instead viewing the stranger as a potential threat.
2. Preemption: which says, “make sure you get them before they get you” and
3. Accumulation: get all you can now! [...]

Snipers, Tobacco Companies and the Risk of Hospitality

When we first decided to start the Well a few years back, I was often asked the question,
“So, who are you targeting?”
Which allowed me to use my stock reply, “We aren’t trying to target anyone. That seems to be what snipers and tobacco companies do…and it doesn’t usually turn out too good.”
After which I would [...]

Defeating Terrorism & Saving the economy with $2,400

Thanks to yesterday’s news about the rebate, according to my calculations I will be receiving a check in the mail for $2,400!
That is $600 for myself…cha-ching!
$600 for my beautiful wife… cha-ching!
And for those of you who could never understand why we have 4 kids, that will be $300 bucks for each of them. That [...]

a recovering practitioner of violence?

Back in December I spoke on Discipleship in the Sermon on the Mount. One week we focused on Christian Nonviolence which was preceded by a number of post on this blog (here, here, here, here and here). Needless to say it received the most feedback and some of the best discussion. It [...]

imagining the world differently

“the task of the pastor is to provide the materials through which members of the congregation can imagine the world differently.”
-Walter Brueggamann (the Gospel in a Frightened Culture)

Fear is a Dangerous Thing

Last week we received one of “those” emails. You know the kind I’m talking about… right? They are the ones that pedal fear in attempt to manipulate how you think, how you act or in this case, how you vote. The one we received was about Barack Obama and how we can’t [...]

Obama at MLK’s Church

No matter what you think of him… it is worth taking a listen on MLK day.

ht: Will Samson

“leaning into the wind”

Family Tree
They say don’t bite the hand that feeds you
Son, this land was once your home
Don’t be so quick to leave all of it
As you journey on your own
But I knew my time it was comin’
When I’d leave this all behind
Lookin’ bright into the western blue
Hopin’ that myself I’d find
So I packed my bags ten [...]

Huckabee to amend the constitution?

Did anyone else see this? It seems like a pretty bold move just to get the evangelical vote.

What did you think? I haven’t watched any news coverage lately so I haven’t heard of any fall out from this, but I imagine there will be some.
This got Greg Boyd thinking about, what if Huckabee amended [...]