Last week I read about the global church south and east of us, that is exploding in growth with aims of taking the gospel back to Jerusalem and boldly proclaiming the good news of Jesus all along the way, much of that way dominated currently by Islam. When this church calls others to follow Jesus, they tell …
Category Archives: Mission
Why No Time For Silence
A week ago, after George Zimmerman was found not guilty of murdering Trayvon Martin, my friend Patrick McNeal and I insisted that it was “no time for silence,” that the church should “talk about” what happened. We meant more than to comment or share our opinion of the trial. We meant that the verdict, and …
No Time for Silence
Last Saturday a Florida Jury acquitted Mr. George Zimmerman in the death of 17 year old Trayvon Martin, and catalyzed an escalating movement of protest and resolve throughout the nation. While many contend that neither Martin’s death nor the verdict was motivated by race, many others would disagree. In the midst of that argument, several …
“DOMA”–WHAT NOW?
Yesterday the Supreme Court of the United States published two rulings of interest to the whole country. First, the Court ruled that the provision of the celebrated Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which denies federal benefits to same-sex couples, is unconstitutional. In a second opinion, the court refused to overturn a lower-court decision striking down …
LOVE THE SINNER, HATE THE SIN
I’m not going to use this phrase anymore: Love the sinner and hate the sin. In our current mission context, it has lost whatever insight and help it might once have offered. In fact, to use the phrase and try to guide ministry with it in mind may actually subvert the mission. I don’t quarrel …