by bradleycb | Jan 2, 2013 | Christian Practice, Politics
We’ve watched repeatedly as the conservative right sheds concern for the “least of these” to improve the lives of wealthy Americans. Like any other financial bill making its way through Congress, there are a few items that we should take note of in the “fiscal cliff...
by bradleycb | Jan 1, 2013 | Christian Practice, Community, Politics, Theology
In Fort Worth, Texas for the Christmas season, we found ourselves sitting in the midst of the heightened gun control debate following the recent Newton shooting. We were trying to get to a pajama party at a museum with a special Omni screening of The Polar Express for... by bradleycb | Jul 28, 2012 | Christian Practice, Community, Faith, Ministry
Reposted from my Maple Ridge News article July 27, 2012. Jesus was radical, but you wouldn’t always know that by looking at his followers. I am consistently amazed at how Jesus re-envisioned the heart of the scriptures. Radicals are scorned, hated, attacked and... by bradleycb | Jul 20, 2012 | Christian Practice, Faith, Ministry
My article from the local paper, Maple Ridge News, reposted here: The church is in crisis mode, as the number of people leaving church each Sunday continues to outnumber the number that return. The crisis, however, isn’t about the numbers, an increasingly ‘secular... by bradleycb | Mar 22, 2012 | Christian Practice, Community, Ministry
Today was the 7th annual World Down Syndrome Day, and a post from Amy Julia Becker has me thinking about the relationship between our faith communities and those affected by Down syndrome. Several incidences have brought it the forefront of my thinking lately, which...