My Friend Dorothy Died Recently: I Think She Was a Saint While there is no clear equivalent in NT Greek to our word ‘saint’, the early traditions of the church developed a way of talking about particularly notable Christian leaders as ‘saints’. It became a practice of the … [Read more...] about My Friend Dorothy Died Recently: I Think She Was A Saint [11/11/17]
Not Dead Yet, But Charging Ahead More Slowly 9-14-17
Not Dead Yet, But Charging Ahead More Slowly Friends: It is hard to get up much writing-steam when your beloved spouse of 58 years slowly dies of a disorienting and untreatable brain disease. And my own capacity for charging-on has been complicated by a heart disorder and the … [Read more...] about Not Dead Yet, But Charging Ahead More Slowly 9-14-17
Healing the Spiritual Pain of America: We Need a New Common Narrative of Who We are as a Country
9-15-16 Friends: Our daughter, Dr. Serene Jones, President of Union Theological Seminary in New York City and Johnston Family Professor for Religion and Democracy wrote following article for Time.com on September 7, 2016. It is strong and clear and I hope my readers will profit … [Read more...] about Healing the Spiritual Pain of America: We Need a New Common Narrative of Who We are as a Country
The Politics of Disarray: The Struggle for Truth, Justice, and Peace [7-22-16]
Friends: Trump Wins, the GOP Gulps, Democrats Uneasy about Hillary, and Truth Twists in the Wind! These are not happy times and they are dangerous times, even though they did not just suddenly appear on the scene in the last few months. All of us—whites, blacks, and … [Read more...] about The Politics of Disarray: The Struggle for Truth, Justice, and Peace [7-22-16]
The Gospel and the Mission of the Church [7-4-16]
"The Gospel and Mission of the Church: Signs of the Church's True Identity", McKendree Pastoral Review, Dec. 1995 (Vol. XII, Nos. 2 & 3), pp. 39-54. Friends: In the fall of 1994 I gave a lecture at Christian Theological Seminary's annual Focus on Ministry, a … [Read more...] about The Gospel and the Mission of the Church [7-4-16]