Tag Archives: Jesus

Is the Message Still Relevant?

Posted on September 11, 2017 by theamericanplutarch

For 2000 years, since Jesus commanded his disciples to go spread the good news to all nations, Christian messengers, or missionaries, have traveled throughout the world spreading the message of hope and redemption. There are few people on the Earth … Continue reading →

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You Shall Know the Truth, and the Truth Shall Set You Free

Posted on January 28, 2017 by theamericanplutarch

This is the gist of remarks I made before students and faculty at the spring 2017 Matriculation ceremony at Bacone College. Many years ago I was a student at a university on the East coast. This university had a large … Continue reading →

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The Sanctity of Life

Posted on April 30, 2016 by theamericanplutarch

In my last post, I discussed Just War. To continue… The key to solving the issue, the plague, of war, just or unjust, is for humans to adapt a culture of life. We are raised from infancy in a culture … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Time

Posted on May 30, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

Time is a mystery. Is time a physical phenomenon? Is it a geologic phenomena? Does time exist outside of human consciousness? Is time absolute or relative? Why do humans put so much emphasis on time, so that we gauge our … Continue reading →

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Time, the Healer

Posted on May 28, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

There is an expression often used by the wise that time is the great healer, which of course means that as time passes people forgive wrongs done to them, scars slowly fade, and the memory of what was once so … Continue reading →

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Missionaries and Love

Posted on March 17, 2015 by theamericanplutarch

Missionaries and Love: There were many missionaries of many denominations who brought the Gospel to American Indians in the United States and Canada: Anglicans, Catholics, Methodists, Lutherans, Moravians, Presybterians, and Baptists. They shared a similar interpretation of the compelling call … Continue reading →

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