Christianity
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Jihad
A beautiful Muslim womanjust told mewhat the word jihad means. Jihad is the call for each of usto struggle with our personal shortcomings(and we have many)and the shortcomings of our communities(and we have many). What are we lacking? Compassion? … Continue reading
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Kingdom of Heaven
We need not run from the future, need not abandon ourselves to the doomsayers and apocalyptic prophets, those who read scripture as an end-time move script filled with CGI firestorms and floods, with the righteous floating… Continue reading
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Good Friday, 2012
Nowseewhatyou'vegoneanddone? Text and image © 2012 by Dirk deVries. All rights reserved. (With thanks to Jim.) Continue reading
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Love
As Christian young people,we sang "Kum Ba Yah" and "Pass It On." We also sang: "Love, love, love, love–the gospel in a word is love.Love you neighbor as your brother.Love, love, love, love." What we did not sing,but is implied:"Love… Continue reading
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MLK, Denver, 2012
"We are in this together,"read the placard.And we were:black, white, Korean, Hispanic,Baptist, Methodist, Christian, Muslim,students and the aged (with canes),dreadlocks and crewcuts,Up with People and down with the system,male, female, gay, straight–an unlikely mix of one,just as God dreamed us. And… Continue reading