Some time ago the writings of theologian David Ray Griffin crossed my desk. Griffin sets Jesus’ ministry squarely in opposition to Roman imperialism in the first century. He quotes Richard Horsely as saying, “Trying to understand Jesus without knowing how Roman imperialism” worked is like “trying to understand Martin Luther King without knowing how slavery,Continue reading “Jesus and Caesar: God’s Love in the Context of Roman Imperialism”
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Standing in God’s Greatest Commandment
By Joe LaGuardia This was presented at a Stand on the Side of Love gathering at the Vero Beach Courthouse on 16 August 2017 with neighbors, friends, and concerned citizens. Here I stand. I am the third-generation son of Italian refugees who escaped poverty, injustice, and fascism in Europe in order to seek a betterContinue reading “Standing in God’s Greatest Commandment”
Baptist Spirituality 