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“The Gospel” According to the Israeli Military

President Biden recently condemned Israel’s “indiscriminate bombing” of Gaza. Israel’s defenders reply by insisting that Israel’s bombs are carefully calculated to hit only designated targets; there is nothing indiscriminate about them. A recent investigation by journalists at +972 magazine now explains how to resolve this seeming contradition. The massive bombing campaign is not indiscriminate. It … Continue reading ““The Gospel” According to the Israeli Military”

Chris Hedges’ Sermon for Gaza

The current student anti-war, pro-Palestinian demonstrations are if historic significance. Despite the establishment media’s scurilous attempts to vilify these college students and their supportive professors as churlish antisemites, the abundance of video clips avalable on youtube, X, tic tok, facebook and elsewhere reveal the truth. Whatever violence my occur is consistently started by the police. … Continue reading “Chris Hedges’ Sermon for Gaza”

A Review of “Jesus and the Powers” by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird

A Review of N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird, Jesus and the Powers: Christian Political Witness In an Age of Totalitarian Terror and Dysfunctional Democracies (Zondervan, 2024, $22.99) As I begin this review, I must admit that I am not a dispassionate analyst. I do have some skin in the game since this new … Continue reading “A Review of “Jesus and the Powers” by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird”

More Evidence That Israel Deliberately Targets Civilians in Gaza

Several weeks ago I posted a breaking news story from +972 magazine discussing an Israeli military program blasphemously called “The Gospel” that used artificial intelligence (AI) to bomb civilian targets in Gaza. Now +972 has broken a second story exposing two additional AI programs also being used for bombing Gaza. They are called Lavender and … Continue reading “More Evidence That Israel Deliberately Targets Civilians in Gaza”

“What Would I Have Done?” We Now Know How to Answer that Question

What would I have done? That’s the common question we usually ask ourselves when watching a movie like “Schindler’s List,” the academy award winning film about one man’s efforts to rescue Jews from Hilter’s gas chambers. Schindler risked his life to save others. And he was not the only one. Others such as the Dutch … Continue reading ““What Would I Have Done?” We Now Know How to Answer that Question”

Palestinian Ethnic Nationalism is Not the Answer to Zionism

I have recently attended and participated in several online seminars that thankfully included Palestinian Christians from the West Bank. These brothers and sisters in Christ were offering their observations and feelings about the ongoing war against their people in Gaza (and the West Bank; yes the war has expanded beyond Gaza). I am grateful for … Continue reading “Palestinian Ethnic Nationalism is Not the Answer to Zionism”

On the Power of Incipient Nationalism to Compromise Christian Faith and a Critique of Christian Zionism

My previous post discussing Israel’s war against Gaza mentions the ways in which personal political commitments to nationalism and/or patriotism may deform or undercut a person’s faithfulness to the kingdom of God. I discuss a variety of ways in which modern politics can distort or even destroy Christian witness as modern political commitments choke out … Continue reading “On the Power of Incipient Nationalism to Compromise Christian Faith and a Critique of Christian Zionism”

Remembering that Forgiveness is a Christian Imperative

Mark Galli, former editor at Christianity Today, now manages of personal blog called “Peripheral Vision.” His most recent post is titled, “What to Do with Notorious Sinners: Maybe Befriend Them? Really?” It is a fine post which I repost here because the church struggles with implementing Jesus’ teaching on this subject. Of course confession, repentance … Continue reading “Remembering that Forgiveness is a Christian Imperative”

Solving a Problem Begins with a Correct Diagnosis

Christian denominational leaders continue to fret over how to recoup the attendance losses suffered during the covid shutdowns.  Church attendance has not rebounded to its pre-covid levels, making sociologists and church-growing afficionados eager to offer their professional analysis, complete with recipes for reinvigorating local church life. As I read such articles I am continually amazed … Continue reading “Solving a Problem Begins with a Correct Diagnosis”

Some Thoughts on the Christian Church and Gay Pride Month

Gay pride month, with its rumblings over pronouns, sexual identity, and LGBTQIA issues, has stirred me to share a few of thoughts about the subtleties involved in these gender conversations which are generally overlooked by many of those who argue over them. Christians are no exception to this generalization. In fact, we are often the … Continue reading “Some Thoughts on the Christian Church and Gay Pride Month”