Stories Long Untold: The Yuckiness of the Cross and Sexualized Violence
As I attempt to focus on the death of Jesus today, on Good Friday, I find it difficult. I’d rather check Facebook, read a magazine or stare out the window. Tonight there’s a church service that I’ll...
View ArticleBeware of the Ministry-Industrial Complex
Occasionally, I end up going to one of those “Christian” stores, or I get some sort of advertisement from them. Where I live, they are called “Family Christian Stores” with an emphasis on the family...
View ArticleHow Should a Christian Respond to Syria?
This post originally appeared here. These last few days have been exciting, but not necessarily in a good way. On the one hand, we have had a celebration of Martin Luther King’s legacy, but on the...
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You may have seen news lately about different countries considering new harsher penalties for sodomy or whatever language they might choose. It’s happening in Russia, Uganda, Nigeria and Kenya and I’m...
View ArticleMC USA Statement on LGBTQ Communities
MENNONITE CHURCH USA CHURCHWIDE STATEMENT ON LGBTQ COMMUNITIES, DIVERSITY, POWER, OPPRESSION & PRIVILEGE* Introduction Mennonite Church USA has roots in seventeenth-century churches planted by what...
View ArticleWhen There is No Peace: Where are the Saints?
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the...
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