Dancing with truth and peace
Thursday
August 2019
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church, Your World
In a previous ministry, I met a young man who had a lot to overcome relationally, financially, emotionally, physically, and spiritually. At times he made great progress. But when he made a bad choice, his past amplified the consequences. It wasn’t unusual for him to ask me for help, and it wasn’t unusual for me […]
Thursday
June 2019
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your Church, Your World
(Note: You may be wondering why I’d chime-in on an event that seems so five minutes ago. I immediately had a reaction to the event, but I chose to take some time to listen to some friends of mine with different cultural backgrounds. Thank goodness! I learned some things.)— I saw the socially-awkward couple approach […]
Wednesday
February 2019
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Your World
A friend told me how her father abandoned her family in the late 1950’s. She was just a little girl. He vanished from their lives, never paid a dime to help, and acted like they never existed. My friend’s mom did the best she could, but it was a struggle. Because of her church’s dogmatic […]
Thursday
September 2018
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Your World
Social justice is a term coined from the church’s concern for the mistreatment of the poor. It’s been around for more than 150 years and recently has come under attack in the headlines. As someone who has felt dismayed by some things written and said, I have three goals here: (1) Warn those who are unnecessarily […]
Saturday
August 2018
COMMENTS
Written by Brian Jennings, Posted in Blog, Your World
I’m thrilled that Lance Schaubert wrote a post for my blog. If you like Dancing in No Man’s Land, you owe some thanks to Lance. He not only made my writing better, he made me a better writer. I’ve also come to appreciate Lance’s ministry in New York City and his friendship. Lance wrote on […]
