Month: February 2010

Cleaning, Yes . . . Clearance, No

  

My thoughts today are inspired by the following political cartoon and the philosophy behind it. On the one hand, I empathize with the message: Congressmen display an attitude of superiority toward their constituents far too often. Although no congressman would dare be caught referring to his “bosses” as “rabble,” the feeling fills the air. It would be easy to fall in line with this thinking and just call for a wholesale sweep of every sitting congressman/senator. Easy . . …. Read more »

The Christian Critique

  

Periodically, I revisit the question of whether it is Christian to criticize people. This is especially important for someone like me who has a daily blog and who teaches in the classroom and in other venues. My words are public; they can have more of a widespread impact. I do take seriously the cautions found in the book of James, where we are told that the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity. It also says we should… Read more »