Poor gospel communication

The political inconvenience of consistent Christian leaders…
“A photograph published in the Washington Post shortly before George W. Bush took office featured the president in conversation with a group of American religious leaders.  The Post intended the photograph to illustrate President Bush’s appeal to a new generation of black religious leaders, and the faces were a welcome sight to many participants in [...]

A Black Friday reflection 2009
From the daily lectionary today; “Jesus called (his disciples) to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so among you; but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to [...]

Psalm 96: Reorientation of the universe
PSALM 96 O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods. For [...]

Nader on patriotism…
“Highly charged exchanges take place between those who believe patriotism is automatically possessed by those in authority and those who assert that patriotism is not a pattern imposed but a condition earned by the quality of an individual’s or a people’s behavior…It is time to talk of patriotism not as an abstraction steeped in nostalgia, [...]

Nader on the deep need for citizen action…
“The empowerment and widespread exercise of citizenship is a pre-requisite for a sound, democratic society.  Leadership that empowers more people, that reduces the severe concentration of power and information, and that lifts a nation into missions of accomplishment which will increase justice, happiness, and opportunity- that is the leadership citizens must demand by involving themselves [...]