Worship and Bonding

Posted on January 4, 2007 by stephen t berg / 0 Comment

During the worship services at the Evangelical church I once attended I had the occasional experience of being caught up in a kind of exaltation and finding mys...

Christianity/Peace/Religion/Violence

Make 2007 a Church-free Year

Posted on December 30, 2006 by stephen t berg / 4 Comments

An article by Wency Leung (Vancouver Sun), reprinted in today’s Journal, held no surprises but did confirm something most lapsed or lapsing conservative e...

Politics/Violence

Redemption and Stan Tookie Williams

Posted on December 7, 2006 by stephen t berg / 2 Comments

I watched “Redemption” last night. It’s the story of Stan Tookie Williams, co-founder of LA’s Crips gang. Redemption shows how Williams, (played by ...

Peace/Violence

Exploding the Scapegoat Mechanism

Posted on November 26, 2006 by stephen t berg / 3 Comments

Exploding the Scapegoat Mechanism (pdf version) This past week our city has seen the violent deaths of two teenagers. One murder was the result of a swarming. C...