The Upside-Down Way
Jesus turns the usual ways of the world—the standards by which we have learned to order our lives—upside down. We have been taught competition over cooperation, revenge over reconciliation, leading over following, enhancing our importance over humbly submitting to one another. When we attend a function, we have learned to scan the room and find […]
The Risk – July 21, 2022
“‘I am the gate,’ said Jesus. Following his way is often a matter of taking the chain off the post and crossing an unfamiliar field. You take the risk.” —Diana Butler Bass, Freeing Jesus, p. 200
Following a Nonviolent Way
by Blair Pettyjohn I was once at a friend’s house when she introduced me to a man who was helping her with household repairs. I still remember the kind and gentle spirit of this man; I don’t know many people who have made a better first impression on me. When I was leaving, I noticed […]
The Politics of Following Jesus
by David Hilfiker I’m proud to call myself both a follower of Jesus and a political leftist. I believe that many of my political beliefs—care for the poor, non-violence, social/political activism, etc.—spring directly from the Gospel. But I get tired of the jeremiads against Christian beliefs from my secular left-wing brothers and sisters. Analyzing right-wing, […]
