For the second sermon in our LifeSign series “Ugliness Into Beauty: Six Blessings of the Cross,” we talked about how Jesus’ cross represents a battle between truth and power. Jesus not only pays the price for the guilty; He also vindicates the truth of those who have been treated unjustly. Jesus’ story has not been [...]
Category Archive: truth
Feb 26
Ugliness Into Beauty #2: Truth to Power
Feb 25
Can the Morally Twisted Vote for Good?
Can the morally twisted still recognize and support that which is good? I ask that in light of the upcoming papal election. Now, the former Archbishop of Edinburgh, Cardinal Keith O’Brien, has mercifully solved that dilemma for himself. In the … Continue reading →
Feb 06
Moses’ veil or mirrors of glory? 2 Corinthians 3:12-18
I had a very uncanny experience today with the Daily Office. In a blog post this morning, I wrote, “My role is less to bring truth down to them from Mt. Sinai and more to name the truth that the Spirit is already breathing in their midst.” Well, what did God put into the Daily [...]
Feb 06
Jesus inside the beltway: love creates the space for truth
Yesterday, the young clergy leadership forum heard from Bill Mefford, the GBCS point person for immigration reform and other controversial causes. Bill shared with us that he actually spent most of his career as a local pastor to people in the rural midwest and Texas who would disagree with most of the things he’s advocating [...]
Jan 10
Engaging Spiritual but not Religious #2: Too Hooked on Truth
The second testimony I wanted to engage claims that religious people are “too hooked on truth.” By this, the author means: “They all tell you exactly how things are, with absolute certainty. Almost like only their version of reality is the truth.” An immediate edit I would make is to remove the “almost like” from [...]
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