Dave Andrews I would like to suggest while much Christian Theology traditionally supports the basic assumptions that make it possible to program soldiers to kill, a Christ-like Sensibility opposes those set of assumptions which make a social construction of killing possible. Christian Theology Christ-like Sensibility Traditionally believes taking ‘an eye for an eye’ is biblical […]

Dave Andrews I’ve just been reading a book called On Killing. It’s a study about killing in combat. And its not written by a pacifist propagandist, but by a credible military paratrooper psychologist who goes by the name of Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman.[i] Grossman cites research that suggests that – contrary to some of our […]

by Jeremiah, Eugene and Me Then hear the word of the LORD, O remnant of Judah. This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: `If you are determined to go to Egypt and you do go to settle there, then the sword you fear will overtake you there, and the famine you […]

By Jeremiah, Eugene and Me. ‘This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the nations: concerning Egypt…the Philistines…Moab… Edom…Damascus…Kedar… Hazor…Elam…Babylon…’ 46:1-2,47.1;48.1,7,23,28,34;50.1 Eugene Peterson says Jeremiah was designated as a prophet to the nations.’ Jer.1.5 ‘The word nations (goyim) specifically refers to the nations across the border, the others, the foreigners.’345 […]

by Jeremiah, Eugene and Me. “I bought the field at Anathoth from my cousin Hanamel and weighed out for him seventeen shekels of silver. I signed and sealed the deed, had it witnessed, and weighed out the silver on the scales. I took the deed of purchase –the sealed copy containing the terms and conditions, […]

By Jeremiah, Eugene and Me “When he reached the Benjamin Gate, the captain of the guard, whose name was Irijah son of Shelemiah, the son of Hananiah, arrested him and said, “You are deserting to the Babylonians!” Jeremiah was put into a vaulted cell in a dungeon, where he remained a long time. Then King […]

By Jeremiah, Eugene And Me. This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in […]

By Jeremiah, Eugene and Me “Go to the Recabite family and invite them to come to one of the side rooms of the house of the LORD… We have obeyed everything our forefather Jonadab son of Recab commanded us. Neither we nor our wives nor our sons and daughters have ever drunk wine or built […]

By Jeremiah, Eugene and Me In the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, this word came to Jeremiah from the LORD: “Take a scroll and write on it all the words I have spoken to you concerning Israel, Judah and all the other nations from the time I began speaking to […]

By Jeremiah, Eugene and Me ‘For twenty-three years–from the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day–the word of the LORD has come to me and I have spoken to you again and again, but you have not listened. And though the LORD has sent all his servants the […]

By Jeremiah, Eugene and Me You understand, O LORD; remember me and care for me. Avenge me on my persecutors. You are long-suffering–do not take me away; think of how I suffer reproach for your sake. When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight, for I bear your […]

By Jeremiah, Eugene and Me When the priest Pashhur son of Immer, the chief officer in the temple of the LORD, heard Jeremiah prophesying these things, he had Jere-miah the prophet beaten and put in the stocks at the Upper Gate of Benjamin at the LORD’s temple. 20.1-2 Eugene Peterson says ‘In Jeremiah’s lifetime there […]