Daily Archives: March 16, 2011

Before Hillary Rodham Clinton & Sarah Palin

THERE WAS SHIRLEY CHISHOLM In the 1990′s, Hillary Rodham Clinton was the subject of talk radio and immense scrutiny.  In this decade so far, Sarah Palin has faced comparable criticism, albeit from the progressive blogosphere and t.v. news outlets. But … Continue reading

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On the Emerging Church Vs Evangelicalism

A close friend of mine who once considered himself emergent/emerging but is now a member of a mainline Protestant denomination once told me, “Emerging churches are doing what the mainline church has always done.” How true. Al Mohler has recently … Continue reading

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Grown Men Don’t Cry

“He [Elisha] fixed his gaze and stared at him [Hazael], until he was ashamed. Then the man of God wept.”- 1st Kings 8:11, NRSV “Jesus began to weep.”- John 11:35, NRSV Emotions & Gender Construction Growing up, I was told … Continue reading

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