All Blog Posts Tagged 'Social' (10)

Dear Friends,



I have recently been re-reading Dr. Ron Sider's seminal book, "Rich Christians In An Age of Hunger," in its most recent updated publication, 1999.



This is a life-changing, and challenging, book to read. I have become convinced that world hunger, both in and outside of the United States is indeed the human cause dearest to the heart of God. Yes, certainly there are others nearly as important, general poverty, world-wide disease, fair trade, human rights.… Continue

I have been enjoying, for a second time, Ken Burns' amazing documentary series, "The Civil War." While watching one of the final episodes today, Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address was read. I was once again moved deeply, and reminded of why this great and unassuming leader is among my fondest heroes.



His very re-election a great triumph against all odds, and the very war itself nearing end in great triumph for the forces of the Union under his command, he addresses the… Continue

This note is from my response to a question Tony Jones, among my favorite authors/bloggers/theologians from within Emergence Christianity, asked on his blog in August 2009. Tony has dedicated a significant portion of his blogging recently to the issue of LGBT and intersex issues and the Church. His question was mainly addressed to persons within the anti-"other" fundamentalist/literalist Christian camp, and, as he expected, he got much of the same old thoughtless, loveless jargon. So, I… Continue

About the Author...



Walter Wink is Professor Emeritus of Biblical Interpretation at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City. He has also taught at Union Theological Seminary and Hartford Seminary, and has been a visiting professor at Columbia and Drew universities. In 1989-1990 he was a Peace Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, DC.



His published works include a trilogy on the Powers: Naming the Powers (1984), Unmasking the Powers (1986), and… Continue

I would encourage any Christian who holds to that always distinctive and classic evangelical notion that was deeply planted within us from very young that "Jesus is coming again soon and this world's going to burn, so I don't want to waist my energy focusing on the enviornment, but rather keep an eternal focus," to go back and truly look into what the scripture actually teaches us and not just blindly repeat what we have all heard for so very long, which I'll admit, up until the past decade of… Continue

Those who know me are aware that I am a voracious reader. A book I have recently acquired and am currently enjoying is What Jesus Meant, by author Garry Wills. "Garry Wills has written many acclaimed works on religion. His Papal Sin and Why I Am Catholic were New York Times bestsellers. He studied for the priesthood, took his doctorate in the classics, and taught Greek for many years at the Johns Hopkins University. He is now Professor of History Emeritus at Northwestern University. His works… Continue

Consistent Ethic of Life? It Seems Right to Me!

Rev. Gregory M. McCaw, 08/06/2007



I find it nearly impossible to comprehend how large numbers of confessing Christian people allow themselves to be lured, actually frightened, into very narrow and selfish thinking. When considering how to address humanity's most difficult social problems it seems that many Christians are inconsistent in their application of Jesus' teachings. It seems that the goal of these Christians is more to… Continue

lection Night Celebration!

By Gregory M. McCaw … 11/04/2008



I'm so excited! I'm back and forth between shouting and crying! I'm so surprised by my reaction right now, because for a long time I've been relatively comfortable that Barak Obama would indeed be our next President of the United States of America; in fact, I've projected to many of you that I even felt it would be by at least somewhat of a landslide. So, I really kind of thought that this evening would be for me… Continue

"We see men as Jews or Gentiles, Catholics or Protestants, Chinese or American, Negroes or whites; we fail to think of them as fellow human beings made from the same basic stuff as we, molded in the same divine image."



"One of the most ringing replies came from a child of no more than eight who walked with her mother one day in a demonstration. An amused policeman leaned down to her and said with mock gruffness: "What do you want?" The child looked into his eyes, unafraid, and gave… Continue

"Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to confuse the true with the false and the false with the true. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love."



"Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You… Continue