TWEET TAKES ATLANTA Lifting both arms and clenching his fists, Tweet addressed the NRA National Convention in Atlanta last evening. His commitment was unequivocal: “The eight year assault on your Second Amendment freedoms has come to a crashing end. You have a true…

SPEECH TO NO SHOW REP. TOM EMMER Last evening, ISAIAH sponsored a public forum with Rep. Tom Emmer at our church, Our Saviors LC. The only problem was he didn’t show up. He had been invited nearly two month previously. He had been…

GUN LAW REPREIVE? Two dangerous gun bills, Stand Your Ground and Permitless Carry were not added to an Omnibus Public Safety Bill in the Minnesota House. Significant credit for this omission should go to the many gun violence prevention organizations whose supporters consistently…

HOLY WEEK AND WEAPONS OF LOVE Jesus redefines “weapons.” On Maundy Thursday, the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke place Jesus in a room where the Lord’s Supper is instituted. The disciples and Jesus ate and drank together with Jesus pulling a “bait…

“DONKEY KING” VS. “GUN KING” – The Choice What kind of king are we seeking? “Donkey King” or “Gun King”? Palm Sunday-Passion Sunday features Jesus entering Jerusalem, the power center of Judaism, on a donkey instead of a white stallion. Humility and nonviolence…

RESPONSE TO ANGRY REPLIES I have received several angry replies to my “Stomping Stand Your Ground” blog. The writers deserve a response. One writer called the blog “shameful and disgusting…politically motivated crap. If my church supported this, I would be looking for a…