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“When Love Draws the Sword”
The battle of words, and of a very important idea, continues to wage between the Pope (a well-known theologian) and Donald Trump (a…um…lesser theologian). But who is on the correct side of the debate? The veteran…or the novice? And what is “Just War Theory” anyway? Here’s a story that I found helpful, adapted from another well-known theologian you may have heard of. “A man and his family were going down from Tehran to Jericho when they fell in among Iranian tyrants, who strip
caleb58872
Apr 172 min read
New Hope for Mexico? - My view as one who lived there.
It’s a strange coincidence that the two parts of Mexico where I lived are also the two hotbeds of drug trafficking and violence — Jalisco and Sinaloa. I know what you may be thinking. ”Hmm, is it really a coincidence?” But yes, it is. I was just a kid the first time I moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, with my family. So any imagined stories of “El Gringo, the Child Narco Kingpin,” are pure fiction. Forget about it. Guadalajara is the second-largest city in Mexico, and the large
caleb58872
Apr 173 min read
From Drone Fear to Qatar Praise: How Tucker Carlson's Anti-Israel Tilt Hurts Christian Priorities
Tucker Carlson’s interview with Ambassador Mike Huckabee really caught fire this past week. I like Tucker. Always have. But he’s completely lost me when it comes to Israel. I found the interview to be quite frustrating at times, but also revealing. First off, Tucker seems oddly paranoid. In his lead-up to the interview, he tells his audience that, as he was planning to fly into Israel for the meeting, he was afraid that Israel would mistake his chartered plane for an Irania
caleb58872
Apr 173 min read
Boundaries and Blessing: A Biblical Look at Texas and Minnesota
In an unusual quirk of winter, north Texas has been covered in ice this week, shuttering businesses, schools, and even the mail delivery for days.It is also covered by ICE, in the immigration and customs enforcement sense.So , Minnesota and Texas, though on opposite borders, share some commonalities right now. But not really.Did you know that Texas accounts for roughly 25% of the nation's ICE arrests and detentions? Just one state, 25%. That’s far more than in Minnesota, or
Caleb Backholm
Jan 293 min read
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