Discussing The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, 7:00 a.m., Thursday, March 7 On Zoom: Banned Book Club We continue to explore and understand the rising tide of calls to ban books in school and public libraries, even to burn books in some parts of our country. We’ve read […]
Today’s Peace Talks episode is a conversation with People’s UMC’s own Liina Ly Roos, professor of Nordic and Baltic Cultural Studies at University of Wisconsin, Madison. Dr. Roos comes from Estonia and offers some keen insights on the situation in Ukraine and the potential for peace in the region. She […]
Not long ago I heard one of my licensed local colleagues deliver a sermon on the difference between “free grace,” and “cheap grace,” an exhausted old trope of conservative Christianity. It is a sad, though well-intentioned misreading of scripture, and a desperate cry to keep the wrong people out of the […]
This week on People’s Peace Talks, Dan and Barbara review The Peaceable Kingdom, Stanley Hauerwas’s classic work on Christian ethics grounded in nonviolence. Hauerwas eloquently describes the theological and biblical vision for peace in our world. Though written over forty years ago, this book is as timely, prophetic, and important as when […]
One of the hallmark qualities of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was a strong and powerful humility. No one can fault the sacrifice of one giving his life for all humankind, to renew and reaffirm God’s covenant with God’s children. Punitive and arbitrary Law was replaced by a divine and universal […]
I continue my current analysis (rant) about the split of The United Methodist Church by looking at the basic regard for Hebrew and Christian scripture by those leaving the denomination compared with those remaining United Methodist. Note that I do not use the terms biblical interpretation or the authority of scripture. Both […]
Once each month, People’s Peace Talks will offer a scriptural reflection on peace making. This month, Dan talks about Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.” Part devotional, part exegesis, Peace Full Thoughts are intended for personal reflection and for preaching and teaching. Click on People’s […]
A significant difference along the theological spectrum is the basis upon which all interpretation is founded. On the progressive side, the spirit of the Law is the guiding ethic, while on the more traditional line, the letter of the Law guides. Progressives look to the larger intention, traditionalists to the specifics. A modern […]
Methodist(n.) – a proponent of John Wesley’s grace-based faith movement grounded in the three principles of relational evangelism, global missions, and social justice. Ethicist (n.) – a person devoted to the values and moral precepts that guide or govern individuals, a group, or a culture. Methicist (n. extinct) – a person […]
This week’s episode of People’s Peace talks is a conversation with biblical scholar and theologian Walter Brueggemann. We had a wonderful talk with Walter about peacemaking from a biblical perspective, with some insights about where we are today, as well as what we need to do to move toward true and […]
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