Category: The Political

  • McCain: “I know how to heal the wounds of war”

    I just finished watching the debate and it left me feeling like our country and economy will be safer and better off with Obama at the helm. What caught me off guard about the debate came at the very end in a line McCain gave. While I’ve noted that a number of Christians have pointed…

  • John Steinbeck on the Current Economic Crisis

    I came across this Steinbeck quote today while looking through Wink’s book “Engaging the Powers,” it seemed to me to be getting at the nature of the struggle we face today. Especially when it comes to the bank being an uncontrollable monster, a power, that is beyond our control: The owners of the land came…

  • Dress Down Friday | Political Irony and the Messianic

    With Sarah Palin being picked the VP last week things in the political news world have gone to another level of seriousness, but fortunately there are plenty of people also having a little fun with the whole thing as well: The Fake Sarah Palin Twitter Sarah Palin’s Video Blog Sarah Palin’s Blog Blog Paris Hilton…

  • Dreams and the Kingdom of God

    My August Barclay Press essay is now online. It’s a little late for August, but time has been pretty tight lately. The essay looks at Stephen Duncombe’s recent book on progressive politics, “Dream Re-Imagining” and applies some of the findings to a theological perspective on living out the Kingdom of God. Here’s a quote: As…

  • Anthony Smith on Not Voting as Violence?

    Anthony Smith also known as for his blog “Musings of a Postmodern Negro” has written a great and thought-provoking post on voting from the perspective of black history and theology. He says: Voting, as it is oftentimes seen by historically marginalized groups, is a precious gift. It is not seen, within the language game of the…