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Staying together
For Jesus, unity among his disciples is an instrument of the evangel itself. Presbyterians have a great evangelical opportunity to show a fractured world that it is possible for people to disagree and yet remain in fellowship.
Incendies: Directed by Denis Villeneuve
Incendies is a
disturbing layover at the crossroads of forgiveness and revenge. It's a
challenging film on several levels. Not only is there a hearty helping
of violence to be digested over the film's 130 minutes, but audiences
must also wrestle with a complex narrative structure.
Truth about torture
It's useful to meet the argument that torture works with the facts: actually, there is not much evidence
that it does. In the end, however, the question is not whether torture is ever useful but whether it is morally permissible.
Sunday, June 12, 2011: Acts 2:1-21
The Spirit's power is the power to bear witness.
The bishop’s dashboard: William Willimon’s experiment in accountability
With William Willimon set to retire as bishop of the North Alabama Conference in
2012, it is appropriate to consider how the Willimon experiment in the
episcopacy has turned out. It has not been business
as usual.
Varieties of power
A few homiletical observations on Acts 1:6-14:
Luke is always concerned about place. Now, oddly, when it comes to Jesus' ascension, he's not.