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Today I was reflecting on, of all things, my right wrist. Yes, I actually expended mental energy on the recent transformation of my wrist with two colored wristbands. As pictured above, one represents a desire to see an end to global poverty, the other an end to the heinous act of pre-born homicide, abortion. It’s funny that in a town that prances giddy over polarization and politicization, two opposites can co-exist on the same wrist. And why not? Both seem to be equally important and valid concerns to God; the Creator of universe cares equally, undivided about the poor and children, unborn or not.

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The Series
1. Introduction
2. Taking Life
3. Making Life
4. Faking Life
5. Discussion
Folks, you all are in for a real treat!
I was browsing through my iTunes library and stumbled upon a series of mp3 recordings I did for the ministry for which I worked a few years ago. During that time I was the coordinator of our Statesmanship [...]

 

 Bioethics & Christian Spirituality: Introduction [13:35m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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This was originally posted on July 31, 2005. At the time I was in full time ministry on Capitol Hill ministering to those in positions of influence in the American government. In the midst of ministering I also began to wrestle with the intersection of American Christianity and the American government, with the Kingdom of [...]

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Today I am live blogging the premier stop on the “jesus for president” tour. In highly politicized times, prominent activist Shane Claiborne and artist and theologian Chris Haw are awakening the political imagination of Christians with a tour based on their book, Jesus for President, redefining “political” as “simply how we relate to the world.”
“Amid [...]

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Yesterday I was one of 12,000 people who packed into the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids, MI to hear Barak Obama speak. The energy peaked to a fevered pitch as people waited for him to speak at a state he had yet to rally. We were particularly stoked when he said he “brought a [...]

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I know I am suppose to be on a blogging sabbatical, but I couldn’t help but post this: I am hopeful in the political process again.
I started reading Barack Obama’s book, The Audacity of Hope, and man am I impressed. It’s nearly 340 pages and chuck full of good stuff. The man can write, he [...]

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Eight months ago I posted this article on the use of ‘faith’ in politics. Just as things are heating up for the home stretch, I thought I would re-post this one. With all of this talk about ‘faith’ in the political square, I wonder if the term has become utterly meaningless…
I was reading todays New [...]

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