Daily Archives: April 15, 2009

"Why do Christians hate Obama?" (or) How does one answer a broken question?

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Rick

Note (May 07, 2009): I marked this post as “private” after I wrote it. Was not comfortable with the idea of writing a post responding rather publicly (the Internet is very public) to something a congregant wrote on facebook (which … Continue reading →

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The folly of ritual tourism (or) Christian(s doing) "seders"

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Rick

AKMA offers a fascinating and (as always) deeply thoughtful post expressing discomfort with “the increasing frequency with which Christians set up and proceed to ‘enact’ seders“. He offers four specific “answers” on the issue. In his second answer where he … Continue reading →

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(The?) Pragmatic Truth of (the) Resurrection (or) Easter Sunday sermon

Posted on April 15, 2009 by Rick

“The(?) Pragmatic Truth of (the) Resurrection” or “It Is True Because It Works/It Works Because It Is True” 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Easter/Resurrection Sunday | April 12, 2009 Richard M. Wright Church of the Nations It Works Because It Is True … Continue reading →

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