[This blog post comes from a long conversation that I had on Twitter after I suggested that anyone thinking about donating money to a politician should instead donate time to a food pantry, homeless or battered women's shelter, or pro bono legal aid group.] For those that don’t know, I really admire Hugh Hollowell and [...]
Living Leadings
Religious, Spiritual, and Scholarly Considerations from Robert C. Fischer
One rarely knows what is good for us and what is bad. Therefore if we knowingly put ourselves in the hands of Almighty, whatever happens must be deemed good. And I try literally to follow that precept.
Gandhi, "Letter to Francesca Standenath", April 1947
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Dear Fellow Christians:
This is what we sound like to everyone else.
If you haven’t seen this video yet, it’s worth watching: As Christians, that’s what we sound like to everyone else. I know, because I can empathize with those outside the faith: being in Christian Theology and American Christianity and going through those readings, I spend a lot of the time just going, “Wait—we believe what?!?” [...]
Sermon: "It Takes All Kinds"
NOTE: This is a sermon I gave on my last day as an intern at Prospect UMC in Yanceyville, NC. I was trying to get the audio for this sermon, but looks like it is lost to the mists of time. Oh well: failing that, here’s the script, which I mostly stuck to. Bible Readings [...]
