Tag: out of ur
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out of ur: gran torino
Here is this month’s Out of Ur column. Clint Eastwood taught me something the other day. The veteran actor and director’s latest film sheds light on the tendency by many of us to seek the cultural values of homogeneity, stability, and comfort rather than finding God in the midst of our confusing, painful, and volatile…
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the american patriot’s bible
I’ve been following an intriguing series of reviews of the recently released American Patriot’s Bible over at Out of Ur. Greg Boyd’s reviews (part one and part two) and the response today by the book’s editor, Richard G. Lee, have been particularly interesting in light of the comments from my question about preaching and Memorial…
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the good stuff is in the comments
I promise this will be the last time the Urban Exile post about race and racism is referenced here. However, yesterday I read two insightful comments on this post that ought to be highlighted. Karen, who is the resident expert on the Orthodox Church around here, writes, In Orthodox spirituality, it is understood that no…
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responding to comments about racism
The sentiments (as I perceive them) behind the first three comments on my Our of Ur post are the very reason we have to continue to talk in our churches about racism and class divisions. While the commenters find such conversations to be unhelpful, tiresome, and counter-productive, I believe the opposite to be true. What…
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urban exile: the silence of the lambs
The latest Urban Exile column has been posted at Out of Ur. In this column I ask questions about the reticence of many churches to talk about race and racism. I’m grateful for the helpful suggestions made by the Leadership Journal editors about the content I submit; I’ve learned a lot about writing from those…
David W. Swanson 