So I’ve been doing quite a bit of processing in the last 48 hours or so – not to mention the last year or so of my life – regarding how my faith and politics interact. I have been at times an outspoken supporter of Barack Obama this year (and at other times more of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘faith’
Some thoughts on my faith and electoral politics
Posted in Life, Links, Obama, books, tagged faith, politics on October 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Evangelical Politics
Posted in Life, tagged faith, politics on October 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Evangelical Politics: Three Generations [Speaking of Faith® from American Public Media]
So a friend of mine mentioned that Krista Tippett (who runs a very interesting NPR series on faith) had spoken to Shane Claiborne and some others at a Pastors conference earlier this year. Last night my roommate and I were speaking and the topic of [...]
Justice
Posted in Life, Links, tagged faith, Links, north korea, peace, urban monasticism on May 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wow I have a lot on my mind to blog about, things seemingly interconnected yet hard to relate. Or maybe it’s all like a fuzzy image not yet coming into sharpness.
A quick news link: Police from Myanmar Junta seize Peace Prize backers. Kinda lost in all the news about the Cyclone.
I’ve been hearing and trying [...]
Deliver me
Posted in Life, tagged Africa, faith, peace on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Something that I’ve been listening to lately (and that’s been challenging my heart!). Also, my copy of Jesus for President came today, but I probably won’t have time to read it (or blog about anything more thoroughly) for a week or two. Thesis and other things are pretty time consuming right [...]
A rich quote
Posted in Life, tagged faith on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Kinda something I wanted to include in my last post, but it was weird when I tried to put them together…
I was compiling quotes for my Enviro 138 portfolio, and I came across this quote from Rich Mullins.
I’m all the time being asked by people, ‘How do ya feel closer to God.’ And I kinda [...]
Not having it all together
Posted in Life, tagged faith on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been doing a lot of thinking lately. Thinking about my own fears and my own experiences with God and just what it means to go through this process of being made. I feel like so often I remain bound by my fears. Sometimes I’m afraid to admit that I can be a mess. My [...]
