If you do not believe Moses’ writings how will you believe me? (John 5:47) Jesus has just been speaking about “accepting” praise from “peers” as opposed to “seeking” it from God. These peers were those who were assigned with “policing religious orthodoxy.” Jesus’ curing of a man’s impairment has taken place on a day that…
Category: Truth
Questions Jesus Asked 5 | Breaking through by Building Common Language
If I tell you about earthly things and you will not believe, how will you believe when I tell you of heavenly things? (John 3: 12) The night wind was sweeping through the narrow street as Jesus spoke with his interlocutor. Perhaps, during the inevitable pauses in the conversation they watched leaves spiraling around the courtyard…
Questions Jesus Asked 4 | Signal to Noise Ratio…
You are a teacher in Israel and you do not understand this? (John 3: 10) It doesn’t seem like Jesus was implying here that being a “teacher in Israel” was a bad thing. Nor do I think that we was trying to rap his night visitor for being a bad teacher. This was not about…
Roma, exclusion || Gospel transformation
The exclusion the Roma have experienced is truly without equal. So is the nature of the redemption and transformation of the Gospel.
Real, genuine tomatoey goodness
We’ve been enjoying immensely the fruits of our labor in the Mill Pond garden. Canning peppers for salsa, trying out new recipes for cabbage salads, and the tomatoes this year are outrageous! Liz served up a batch of fried green tomatoes (which she, in her inimitable style of scrambled speech, once referred to as “free…
Yes, slavery is bad. But what CAUSES it?
The business of trade in human lives is more robust than ever in history. The US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report presents a comprehensive view of how the various nations on our planet are (or are not) responding to human trafficking. For those who want to become acquainted with the global realities of…
The Legacy of Maidan. Part 2. Democracy
Many people are looking forward to a successful running of national elections in Ukraine this coming weekend as being a “victory for democracy.” But let’s look a little harder at the subject of democracy: it’s worth taking consideration of the experience of Maidan – some lessons to be learned and observations to be considered…
When objectivity breaks down
Despite the fact that Kierkegaard thought that “Truth is Subjectivity” there are some good things to be said for objectivity. But what often passes today for objectivity can be anything but. Here is a bad recipe for being objective: 1) Identify the different positions or perspectives involved. 2) Hear them all equally and balance each…
Mill Pond Porch 