We must not be so concerned with the unborn that we fail to pay attention to the born.
Today, some of the most spiritual people I know claim to be without religion.
If fulfillment is gained through giving ourselves through intimate relationships, then allowing ourselves to be consumed with the cares of things, instead of the care of persons, is foolish.
It has taken countless hours of prayer, study, conversation and emotional turmoil to bring me to the place where I am finally ready to call for the full acceptance of Christian gay couples into the Church.
I don’t know what to make of the Muslim mystics, especially those who have come to be known as the Sufis. What do they experience in their mystic experiences? Could they have encountered the same God we do in our Christian mysticism?
There’s nothing wrong with making a lot of money, there’s something wrong with keeping it.
Evangelicals need to take a good look at what their issues are. Are they really being faithful to Jesus? Are they being faithful to the Bible?
I’ve always been skeptical of those television healers who are bald. If I had that gift, that’d be the first thing I’d fix.
The real problem that I think those of us who are evangelicals and Democrats have to face up to is that the political right controls the religious media.
Rituals keep us from forgetting what must not be forgotten and keep us rooted in a past from which we must not be disconnected.
Don’t be satisfied with just pumping blood.
Rise up, you suckers, and go out and do the work of Jesus!
So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I’ve got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.
A strong case can be made for religious leaders to speak out on political issues.
Christianity isn’t the only group that has fundamentalists.
It has been said that people never do evil with more enthusiasm than when they do it in the name of God.
If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state?
Like most Christians, I believe the Genesis account of creation is a description of six different stages of creation, each of which may have taken eons of time.
Most Evangelicals claim to be politically non-partisan, and say they only identify with the Republican Party because the Republicans are committed to ’family values.
The kingdom of God is a glorious and gigantic party!