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After 25 Years of the ADA, What Disabled People Most Want (Hint: It’s Not More Ramps)
Posted on Jul 27th, 2015 in #ADA25, Americans with Disabilities Act, Americans with Disabilities Act 25th anniversary, disability, family, love
Yesterday marked 25 years since President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. Articles, blog posts, and Facebook statuses celebrated the landmark legislation, pointing out where progress has been made and where w...
Who Exactly Are “the Least of These”?
Posted on Jul 22nd, 2015 in charity, Christianity, ethics, Jesus Christ, love, Matthew 25, the least of these
Which interpretation of Matthew 25 is more likely to inspire us to love our neighbor, to do justice, to walk humbly (emphasis on “humbly”) with our God? The interpretation that draws a line between those who have the right answer to how to live a righteous life and those who don’t, and reassures us that we are only responsible for radically loving those who have the right answer, as we do? Or the interpretation that says that every time we turn our face away from someone in desperate need, we are turning away from God?
Why I’m Still a Christian
Posted on Jun 16th, 2015 in Christian doctrine, core beliefs, creation, God, grace, Jesus Christ, love, problem of pain, resurrection, why I'm still a Christian
I’m still a Christian because the Biblical story speaks to my deepest needs, longings, pleasures, and pains. I’m still a Christian because the Biblical story communicates a world view that makes sense to me. I’m still a Christian because the Biblical story affirms five core beliefs that I see at work in my life, in humankind, and in the world.
When Love Outlasts Death: Janis Heaphy Durham’s “The Hand on the Mirror”
Posted on May 22nd, 2015 in Anne Hathaway, death, Interstellar, Janis Heathy Durham, life after death, love, Patheos Book Club, The Hand on the Mirror
While many Christians see paranormal activity as a threat to orthodoxy, surely those of us who believe that a dead man rose to life again after three days in a tomb can make room in our world for the possibility that loved ones will reach out to us fro...
Why Even the Smallest Good Work is Worth Doing
Posted on Feb 9th, 2015 in change, ethics, God, Jesus Christ, justice, love, mercy, social issues, works of mercy
Jesus showed us how even small acts of care are multiplied in God's economy, so that ultimately all are filled and satisfied—not because the economists and politicians and voters focus on big problems at the expense of little ones, but because every act of mercy, justice, and love is born in the heart of our infinite God and is therefore infinitely powerful, capable of bringing about change far beyond our limited vision of what's possible and prudent.
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