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Sermon Video with Rev. Mark Sandlin
There was a time when neither Jesus nor his followers thought of or described him as God. Why is it that so many Christians are now required to confess that Jesus was always God?
Rev. Mark Sandlin is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) from the South. He currently serves at Presbyterian Church of the Covenant. He is a co-founder of The Christian Left. His blog, has been named as one of the “Top Ten Christian Blogs.” Mark received The Associated Church Press’ Award of Excellence in 2012. His work has been published on “The Huffington Post,” “Sojourners,” “Time,” “Church World Services,” and even the “Richard Dawkins Foundation.” He’s been featured on PBS’s “Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly” and NPR’s “The Story with Dick Gordon.” Follow Mark on Facebook and Twitter @marksandlin.
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ProgressiveChristianity.org : When Jesus Wasn't God
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ProgressiveChristianity.org : When Jesus Wasn't GodA school district in Pennsylvania, in attempt to collect about $20,000 (against an $8 million budget) of unpaid lunch room bills, sent letters to parents with accounts in arrears threatening to have their children placed in foster care if they did not pay. It forces us to wonder how people whose careers are in the care and nurture of children could become so callous and lost?
Similarly, the former governor of Puerto Rico was recently forced to resign after private emails were released in which he not only made misogynist and homophobic comments about political rivals, but he literally made fun of the poor who had died in Hurricane Maria! This sermon speaks to the way that we can drift into dehumanizing those who suffer in order to make ourselves feel more comfortable.
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ProgressiveChristianity.org : Devaluing HumansA Crisis of Fault-finding, Narcissism, and Dishonesty
by Edward Simmons
“Regardless of political affiliation, every American Christian should be unanimous in opposition to accelerating immorality defended with lies that become louder and increasingly more exaggerated and hate filled as the election of 2020 approaches. Jesus spoke directly to the political and religious basis for our present crisis when he warned against self-justification by pointing fingers at those less guilty than ourselves. Repentance can happen if we listen to the message of Matthew 7:1-5.
Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? Or how can you say to your neighbor, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while the log is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor’s eye.”
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ProgressiveChristianity.org : A Crisis of Fault-finding, Narcissism, and Dishonesty
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ProgressiveChristianity.org : A Crisis of Fault-finding, Narcissism, and Dishonesty
