Rod White's Blog, page 36

Debt Has Broken the Spirit of Resistance among Jesus-followers, Too

Let’s talk about how the ruling elite have created societal institutions that have subdued young Americans and broken any spirit of resistance to domination they might normally have. I’m talking about having some dialogue in the spirit of James who … Continue reading →

Lowest Common Denominator Assumptions

I still remember the time, a few years ago, when fifty people came to our meeting about making a covenant. Joshua Grace and I led most of it. Nate Hulfish got in there, too, even though he came with a … Continue reading →

How NOT to outgrow your faith.

You’re not a twentysomething anymore. Now what? Are you outgrowing your faith like the fashions of your youth? It happens. In their thirties, a lot of people consolidate a circle of friends that still feel right (and hope they don’t … Continue reading →

Jesus and RBF — the Savior and the Fake Syndrome.

I pause to be excited with Taylor Orsi, an aspiring comedienne, who came up with a little video. Now she is a youtube star. She and her boyfriend, Jared, invented a “syndrome” and created a fake PSA (public service announcement) … Continue reading →

Blessings and Curses from Perky Christian Radio

I was driving somewhere in the Poconos in that other world beyond the Philadelphia city limits during our vacation. I decided to turn on the radio which was set to the usually-blue-state NPR. However, the frequency beaming in from Honesdale … Continue reading →

Why I Love (but might not altogether like) Narcotics Anonymous

In 2010 the Philadelphia Weekly gave a shout out to the NA group that meets in our building. The headline: Best Place to Embrace Punch-Drunk Love. The shout out: “We can’t think of many Narcotics Anonymous meetings that are more … Continue reading →

Trayvon and Jesus Lost in the Verbiage Grinder

My friends had a good response to the verdict regarding the man who killed Trayvon Martin so they put it on Facebook:  Wife: Whether Trayvon Martin was a neighbor or enemy of George Zimmerman, Jesus’ instruction would be for George … Continue reading →

America Bashing in the Movies for the Fourth

I was treated to two America-bashing movies over the Fourth of July. The first I went to was by invitation of Shalom House. I was not surprised that a movie they liked went after our war-fueling government. But I ended … Continue reading →

Let’s look at this again — You’re married, right?

I heard a common story from a new friend last night. As far as she knew about church people, “living together” was so frowned upon that she and her boyfriend suspected they would be ostracized if they got involved in … Continue reading →

Damn the spiritual torpor!

[Warning: obscure historical reference with mild linkage to Philadelphia ahead]. Our church is full of people committed to being full-on Christians. That’s great. Last week their imagination and love was flooding out all over. June has not vacationed them into … Continue reading →