The Cleverest
The cleverest of all, in my opinion, is the man who calls himself a fool at least once a month. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Remember What You Saw
[Partially adapted from Chapter 7 in Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things] In the spring of 1963, civil rights protestors in Birmingham, Alabama, sought to end Jim Crow laws by participating in mass sit-ins and marches. The government’s response included tear gas, arresting children still in high school, and—captured in iconic
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Justice is About Reality
Guest Post by Sam Adams Reality. Justice is about reality: on the ground, gritty, bloody, tear-stained reality. The work of justice is determined by the concrete realness of bodies and violence; it is determined by the reality of social structures, communities, governments, and institutions. Theology, on the other hand, can be abstract, spiritual, theoretical, and
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Dorothy Sayers on Literature (and the Church?)
Check out what Dorothy Sayers, a contemporary of C.S. Lewis, writes about the diminishing appreciation for literature in her time. I couldn’t help thinking that the same line of reasoning could be applied to the decline of appreciation for “church” within the Christian community in our time. It is amazing how we ride the tides
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Incarnational Justice in Honduras
Guest Post by Rick Gerhardt During a recent long weekend, Ken and I had the privilege of being introduced to a wonderful ministry working hard and successfully on behalf of justice in the beautiful but imperiled country of Honduras. I am still processing what we saw, but thought it would be good to shine a
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Velvet on the Inside
Lately, I’ve been noticing that most of the things that God created for believers are pretty unattractive on the outside. Think about it. Baptism is really really awkward. Reading the Bible never seems that important or fun. Church often feels stale or sticky. Solitude is always down on our list. Fasting, by definition, is the
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Poverty is Not a Project: An Interview with Leroy Barber
Leroy Barber is Global Executive Director of Word Made Flesh, an international organization that works among the most vulnerable of the world’s poor. Rev. Barber is on the boards of Mission Year and the Christian Community Development Association (CCDA). He is the author of New Neighbor: An Invitation to Join Beloved Community, and Everyday Missions:
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Truth
Christians love to talk about truth. It’s one of the ways in which we defend our dogmatism, our focus on doctrine and how we are right while others are wrong. I love truth too. I believe sound doctrine is important and I also believe bad ideas should suffer and better ideas should win. Truth, however,
Knowing God: Static Art and Dynamic Art
[Partially adapted from Chapter 2 in Pursuing Justice: The Call to Live and Die for Bigger Things] At a gut level, many of us want to know God. We want to know who He is, what His plan is, and what He wants of us. We weary ourselves with countless activities in pursuit of Him: Sunday
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