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Boromir and the Ring of Power: Beyond Ideology to Incarnate Love
I often feel a bit like Boromir in The Lord of the Rings: give me the ring of power and I will use it to bring about good. How foolish. The good will succumb to power, when power is our chief means to accomplish good. In the end, the end goal will justify any means, [...]
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The Justice Conference
New Wine had a great time at The Justice Conference February 24 – 25 in Portland, OR. We loved interacting with you at our booth and at the panel Dr. Metzger led. Speaking of the panel – what a group! Such insightful leaders, sharing about their experiences with justice, race, gentrification, and the land. Good [...]
Producers, Consumers and Communers
Cross-posted on Consuming Jesus. There is a great deal of talk about production and consumption in American society today. Such talk is found inside the American church as well. In fact, a noted pastor has called on men to be real men by moving from being consumers to being producers. Whether we are talking [...]
Trouble to Get Used to Here
“I heard you having trouble to get used to here?” So began the meeting this morning, as our supervisor walked into the room to discuss our decision to leave the school. After many unheeded complaints about classroom conditions over the past few months, my wife was sexually assaulted by a student in class. The school’s [...]
If Nothing Else
One of the most discouraging aspects of our time so far has been our complete inability to communicate with anyone other than each other. We spent the past summer studying a different language expecting to go to a different country. Plans have changed in a hurry, and we’ve yet to quite catch up. The language [...]