... of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Men like Thomas Jefferson, Samuel and John Adams, James Madison, George Washington, Patrick Henry and Alexander Hamilton were enormously influenced by the moral and ethical precepts of the Judeo- ... to mention common decency? Why do we keep turning back to Sodom and Gomorrah?"("When God Settles Accounts" Sermon by the Rev. Donald J. Shelby) Well, why do we? Will we learn before it is too late? Will we turn to God before something worse than Sodom ...
... been exposed in the infamous administration of Chicago's Mayor Richard J. Daley, he was confronted by a young reporter. "Aren't you ... , such behavior is a time-honored human trait - see Genesis 3:12-13 for Adam and Eve's original rendition. A recent psychological trend has blossomed in popularity as ... and in stage performances, that we have become indifferent to it. Unshockable. Shame on us! In an interview Patrick Gavin, the Irish poet who returned to Belfast because he felt he ought to be where the trouble ...
It does seem a bit unfair, putting me in the same category as Hitler, Stalin, or some of our more recent bad boys such as Osama bin Laden and his cronies. It does seem unfair to equate my own few failings with the level of their crimes against humanity. It is unfair to say that my sins can in any way be compared to theirs. They are evil and I am just a simple, frail human being, hardly worthy of being lumped with them into the same category. Yet, it is the apostle Paul, a man who knew a few things about ...
Before accepting the position of Professor of Pastoral Theology and Supervised Ministries at Wesley Theological Seminary in Washington, D.C., CHARLES STEWART also taught at the Institute for Advanced Pastoral Studies in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and Illif School of Theology in Denver. His interests and publications have been especially strong in the area of marriage and family counseling. His sermon The Vulnerable Christ was delivered in a chapel service at Wesley Theological Seminary. The Pieta is an ...
