Author Archives: jlh

First impression

Posted on April 16, 2011 by jlh

Finished a quick initial reading of Love Wins. Don’t know what all the flap is about. The book is straightforward, well documented with Scripture, and cogently argued. Why would anybody object to that? For a long time I’ve thought of … Continue reading →

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What’s the true cross look like?

Posted on March 30, 2011 by jlh

Want to share some handouts from our Neighborhood Bible Meet UP. They have to do with the cross. Bonhoeffer’s Cost of Discipleship, chapter 4 “Discipleship and the Cross.” [I know everybody doesn’t get hung up on gender exclusive language. The … Continue reading →

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How to think of the cross

Posted on March 30, 2011 by jlh

BEING CHRIST’S DISCIPLE – 4 The Cross, session 2 Check out Bonhoeffer’s Discipleship, chapter 4. God does not love because Jesus died for us; Jesus died for us because the Father loved us.[1] Only as we by faith admit Christ … Continue reading →

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Spring!

Posted on March 29, 2011 by jlh

I’m enjoying the light of longer days.

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Trust and Obey

Posted on March 15, 2011 by jlh

In Discipleship Bonhoeffer observes that the Apostle’s Creed sums up Jesus’ entire life by one word: “suffered.” Commenting on “Blessed are the peacemakers,” he states: “Suffering willingly endured is stronger than evil, it spells death to evil.” (A Testament to … Continue reading →

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Hearing the Silent Cry

Posted on March 6, 2011 by jlh

I’m using a new version of WordPress. Not used to it yet. The idea of Resistance is fascinating to me. I’m reading a second time Dorothee Soelle’s masterwork The Silent Cry: Mysticism and Resistance (2001). She begins with a quote … Continue reading →

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Great Film

Posted on February 25, 2011 by jlh

The Wind that Shakes the Barley, story chiefly of two brothers in 1920s Ireland, well written, compelling

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The White Rose

Posted on February 23, 2011 by jlh

The White Rose Munich 1942-1943 by Inge Scholl. Intro by Dorothee Soelle. A sister’s account of the anti-Hitler leaflet campaign of her brother and sister Hans and Sophie Scholl and other students, most in their early 20s. They paid with … Continue reading →

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To Be Free Indeed

Posted on February 14, 2011 by jlh

Egypt You can’t watch what’s happened in Egypt: in 18 days the people, mostly young people, with the backing of the military, have thrown off a military dictatorship, one of the most repressive in the world. America ought to do … Continue reading →

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Egypt free

Posted on January 30, 2011 by jlh

Don’t have exact figures. But median age in Egypt is 24. Median annual income about $1800. We’re seeing historic change in the Middle East. It’s critical Americans land on the right side of the struggle: for basic human rights, for … Continue reading →

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