Category Archives: social issues

human rights, liberation

Thinking wins

Posted on April 16, 2011 by jlh

I’ve gotten out of the habit of writing, so I’ll start again. Our Neighborhood MeetUP viewed a film on the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the German Lutheran pastor who collaborated with German leaders seeking to kill Hitler. Bonhoeffer wrote extensively … 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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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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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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Begone!

Posted on September 14, 2010 by jlh

1:00 am. Just finished reading Gone with the Wind. It was impossible to  put down. Although I knew the story from the film, I found myself day after day reading from early morning until late at night. Why? It’s so … Continue reading →

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Zephaniah: one tough read

Posted on July 20, 2010 by jlh

(You may prefer first to read the I Will section at the end of this post.) I love the Bible—having read it, learned it by heart, taught it, preached and (I hope) lived up to it all my days. I believe … Continue reading →

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Where your security lies

Posted on March 14, 2010 by jlh

I’m having trouble focusing on things today. My friend’s death has stirred up a lot of difficult stuff. I’m reading Francis of Assisi by Leonardo Boff. It’s a heady book. But I’m finding it worth the wade. for example: How, … Continue reading →

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Skeletons in the Closet

Posted on December 4, 2009 by jlh

Women in Jesus’ Genealogy (Matt. 1.1-17) Matthew begins with 17 verses of “begats.” Mostly we skip it. There are theological insights hidden there, however, like Easter Eggs in a  DVD. Three groups of 14. In gematria, the Jewish system of … Continue reading →

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Hollow cake

Posted on November 12, 2009 by jlh

I tried my baking skills the other day. I had an orange-cranberry muffin mix, which called for an added cup of water. Flush with the success of earlier efforts, I added a protein booster whey powder, a couple eggs, and two … Continue reading →

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Thou shalt love, not hate

Posted on October 14, 2009 by jlh

I had occasion to think about Sodom and Gomorrah tonight. The prophet Isaiah addresses the leaders  and people of Judah, the Southern Kingdom, as “you rulers of Sodom, you people of Gomorrah.” They must have been shocked, because then, as now, … Continue reading →

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