One of the thrills of my life – thus far – was to share space with Professor Jürgen Moltmann. It was a great privilege to hear professor Moltmann tell his story of being held as a prisoner of war in
Last night a fire broke out in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood destroying four buildings, including the GreenBean Coffee House where a number of my friends work; Taproot Theater also suffered damage. I am deeply saddened by this loss and my heart
Last week was The Other Journal’s annual Film, Faith & Justice forum. And as with previous years, I found myself drawn into hope. This year I could only attend one evening of the forum but I was able to met
PRESS RELEASE for envision ’09 Evangelical, Mainline Theologians Gather in DC to Rethink Freedom and Faith (Washington, DC) – As unrest in Iran continues to highlight the role of religion in public life overseas and U.S. faith leaders of diverse
So my first solo book now has cover art. And is listed on Amazon.com for pre-order. How cool is that? What do you think, is my name big enough? Seriously though, I’m a little concerned about the image of the
Saturday, May 16th 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM “Come Holy Spirit! Come!” for millennia Christians have given voice to this prayer. Across traditions, denomination; on the week before the Church remembers the first Pentecost Christ-followers from many traditions will gather
Last night in during Essential Community (a course I team-teach at MHGS) we were privileged to have Philbert Kalisa (pictured in the light colored polo shirt) from Rwanda join us. In the wake of the Rwanda’s genocide in the 1990s
A very interesting, and I think very important conversation is about to take place around “the Gospel, politics & the future.” Here is an excerpt from an email my friend Keelan Downton sent this morning. “This June 8-10, scholars, artists,
Charles Rey writes: “Bell, a black high school student, faces up to 22 years in prison for a schoolyard fight initiated by white students, who hung three nooses in a tree at the high school courtyard, to warn black students
This morning a seven alarm fire swept through Philadelphia’s “Simple Way” monastic community. Eight families are currently homeless, numerous cars were lost, the Simple Way has lost its community center, Shane Claiborne and Jesce Walz have lost all of their
On this the first Sunday of Advent when followers of “the Way” join in a liturgy of anticipation for the coming of Emmanuel – God with us – we are reminded that in the face of separation God offered God’s
I join Rose Swetman, Scot McKnight, and others in inviting Mark Driscoll and the leadership of Mars Hill Church into conversation to seek God in reconciliation. Please read, Rose’s Open Letter thoughtfully and prayerfully. Peace, dwight _ _ _ _
There is an important forum coming up in Seattle exploring domestic violence and the church’s role. The forum will bring together pastors, educators and activists from the greater Seattle area to address how the Christian church is preventing the issue
Today is Earth Day, a global invitation to grow in awareness of our shared ecosystem which holds all life. I thought I’d share these beautiful words/images from medieval mystic, Benedictine abbess, artist, theologian, and poet, Hildegard von Bingen. Hildegard was
As my eyes are opening to the magnitude of domestic violence as a great cultural concern and a great concern within the church, I thought I’d pass along a link to powerful a radio interview where Dr. Nancy Murphy shares
Yesterday in Washington DC a declaration was signed by religious and spiritual leaders to address violence against women. More than 40 leaders from different faith traditions and from around the country declared violence against women as intolerable and pledged their
Today is the international observance of World Water Day. World Water Day is a nearly 15 year old initiative that grew out of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Check out the World Council of Churches statement on
Here’s a helpful essay by Miroslav Volf, titled “Christianity and Violence.” Volf delivered this as the 2002 Boardman Lectureship in Christian Ethics at the University of Pennsylvania.Peace, dwight
Today is the Day for Peace I invite you to take a few moments to attend to this address by Kofi Annan. Many people around the world are observing a minute of silence in prayer for peace at noon today.
Tomorrow (9/21) is the International Day of Peace. “The day,” according to Kofi Annan “is meant to be a day of global cease-fire. I call on all countries and all people to stop all hostilities for the entire day. I
Paragraph If you haven’t already seen this music video from the Icelandic band, Sigur Ros, take a few moments to receive it. Tim introduced it to me last night. Glósóli music video The music video to Glósóli from ‘Takk…’: Windows
The photos, news coverage and personal stories of the devastation in the wake of hurricane Katrina are truly overwhelming – my heart and mind are heavy with suffering, loss, pain, and just chaos so many are experiencing. From the loss of loved
90 year old Brother Roger – spiritual father to countless Christ-followers throughout the world and the founder and Abbott of the Taizé Community – was killed during evening prayers yesterday, Tuesday August 16th, 2005 and he died immediately (read more). May the Peace of Christ
Here is a short clip of Elie Wiesel urging us to move beyond indifference – “fight indifference”. It seems to me that indifference is the fuel powering power. Indifference when combined with fear makes tyranny almost inevitable. Incarnate-grace may be the Christ response.
You’ve got to check out this article sex trafficking by Jennifer Goodson: The Opposite of Free Love: Dispatches from the World of Human Trafficking. www.protectionproject.org www.awid.org www.protest4.com peace, dwight
Eugene Cho and Q-Seattle are hosting a conference addressing Faith & Race with Bob Ekblad. One of the great opportunities for today’s white – majority culture – church is to step with even greater intentionality and resolve into conversations exploring the
If you have visited my site before than you know that I take pretty seriously the notion that relations form identity. I would go so far to say that understanding of self is impossible without the other. As I sit
I have recently come in contact with Sunil Sadar, who gives leadership to the Truth Seekers Society, a group that seeks to serve and liberate the repressed castes of India known as the Dalits. The Dalits are the “untouchables” or “outcastes”
