Accumulating orthodoxy makes it harder year-by-year to be a Christian than it was in Jesus' day.

To be a Christian in a generously orthodox way is not to claim to have the truth captured, stuffed, and mounted on the wall

Baptism is rich in meaning. It suggests cleansing. When you are a disciple, you understand that you are cleansed by Christ. You understand that Christ died in your place on the cross, paying for your sins, fully forgiving you for all your wrongs. You are cleansed from guilt, and you are becoming a cleaner, healthier, more whole person.

Accumulating orthodoxy makes it harder year-by-year to be a Christian than it was in Jesus' day.

Through its appropriation of "texts of terror" and especially through the application of those texts to the Jews, the Christian religion created the conditions for the oppression of Palestinians.

Seventh-Gay Adventists isn't just a helpful movie, important for the way it can help congregations of any denomination deal graciously and truthfully with the issue of homosexuality. It's also a beautifully-filmed and artfully-conceived movie. It does what the best art does - it 'humanizes the other.' You should see it, and when you do, you'll encourage others to see it as well.

I had to face the possibility that the art of living in the way of Jesus was no longer carried on in a holistic way by any single tradition.