Tony Mitchell, author of the forthcoming book Creation: The Science, asks how one finds freedom and gets some thoughts from the lectionary texts:
What happens when the majority of money is spent on weapons of war and the maintenance of power? What happens to meeting the needs of individuals, both at home and abroad? Perhaps the solution to finding freedom comes when one looks at the problem differently.
by Dr. Thomas W. Hudgins, professor, author and translator of Aprenda a Leer el Griego del Nuevo Testamento. Pastor so-and-so. Senior Pastor. Bishop so-and-so. Elder so-and-so. Reverend. Deacon Bob. Deaconess Anita. Apostle J. T. Preachsogood. And let’s not forget Doctor. Titles are everywhere it seems. Where there’s a church, there’s no shortage of titles. Sometimes titles…
by Iris Subel Davis, teacher, business consultant, and author of God’s Promise of Victory. Well, I’m still waiting; but, now, I honestly do not know for what. As I wrote in my last blog entry, I was literally waiting on notification regarding a position. It was for a faith-based company offering a chance to work from…
by Chris Freet Is hospitality something that has, in a sense, been co-opted in the West? Perhaps a quick Google search could shed some light on this for us. The result of this search brings up websites pertaining to restaurant and hotel management topics and issues. It would indeed seem that hospitality in the West…
There is a saying which I’ve seen variously attributed to African, Amerind and Asian wise men, which goes “I don’t know if it happened this way, but I know this story is true”. A little while ago, I blogged on the back of a short story by Ursula le Guin called “The Ones Who Walk…
A Good Friday Meditation John 18:15-27 by Steve Kindle It must have been a cold evening in Jerusalem the night Jesus was taken before “the powers that be” for interrogation and trial. The text lists three occurrences of people warming themselves by the fire. Two times Peter is singled out as among them. But…
by Doris Murdoch The Gate of Mercy, found in Old Jerusalem, is also called The Golden Gate. It is the only eastern gate of the temple mount. The Lions’ Gate is on the eastern side but enters into the Muslim Quarter instead of the Temple Mount. The Golden Gate has been walled up since…
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The fact is that Defense spending is about ½ of the discretionary part, and 18% of the overall budget, or about 3% of GDP. This is down from about 6% GDP in the 1980s. The majority of the budget goes to meeting peoples needs here and abroad. In fact the grandchildren of those B52 pilots are now flying the same planes there grandfather flew in and recently maintenance crews have been forced to cannibalize planes in museums for parts.
Like it or not the US military does function as the worlds police force, and as we have pulled back and underfunded the military in recent years, the world has become a much more dangerous place. History is clear, having a military is costly, having too small of one will in the end cost far more in dollars, but more importantly lives.