Gandhi’s Seven Deadly Sins

Mohandas Gandhi, one of the most influential figures in modern social and political activism, considered these traits to be the most spiritually perilous to humanity…

Wealth without Work
Pleasure without Conscience
Science without Humanity
Knowledge without Character
Politics without Principle
Commerce without Morality
Worship without Sacrifice

Appropriate given the current political and social environment, don’t you [...]

getting beyond ‘jesus is my boyfriend’ worship

Yes, at last! A worship leader who is recognizing the dangers of the over-romaticization (or is it the eroticization?) of worship. A very candid interview with Matt Redman…

a red letter day

As I indicated in a comment on my last post, Michael Frost sent me an email asking me what I had done to stir up some folk who had accused me of being a “red letterist”. He asked me what that was. I responded that I think it points to those folks (usually [...]

Bubblegum for your soul

I recently watched the R.E.M. video Shiny Happy People and I couldn’t help thinking that it reminded me of worship in a local church that I attended recently. Actually it was not worship, it was more like a sing-along. You know, that postive, middle-of-the-road kind of music that fails to really stir the spirit and [...]

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