Righteousness in Complex Times

I have attempted to convert my sermon notes from yesterday into a sermon. By means of explanation, this sermon is part of a series our church is doing on the beatitudes, or the sermon where Jesus lists different groups of people who are blessed, although their lives are hard. We are using an accompanying children’sContinue reading “Righteousness in Complex Times”

Belly dancing v. pole dancing and the “culture of rape”

Prelude: A joke I recently learned: Knock-knock. Who’s there? A feminist. That’s not funny!!!   My daily e-mails from Living Social (a company that offers deep discounts on restaurants, goods and activities) often include a great deal on pole dancing lessons. This makes me a little crazy, hard as I try to be a light-heartedContinue reading “Belly dancing v. pole dancing and the “culture of rape””