Unpicking Atonement’s Knots

Posted on November 9, 2006 by stephen t berg / 2 Comments

I remember sitting in my truck, in the parking lot of a Baptist church, reading James Alison’s "On Being Liked," specifically the essay, Unpicki...

Christianity/Peace/Religion/Violence

Evangelical Toolbox

Posted on November 4, 2006 by stephen t berg / 2 Comments

My adventures using Tool 12 of the Evangelical Toolbox: 20 QUESTIONS – Transitions you can use to turn a conversation to spiritual things: Yesterday ridin...

Christianity/Peace/Religion/Violence

Walking with Arnold

Posted on October 29, 2006 by stephen t berg / 0 Comment

Walking with Arnold (pdf version here) This article was published in the Edmonton Journal yesterday. It’s my own small protest against the seeming increas...

Violence

Homeless Man Beaten

Posted on October 27, 2006 by stephen t berg / 0 Comment

Is it time to treat the beating deaths of homeless people as hate crimes? In Canada, hate crimes are offences, "motivated by bias, prejudice or hate based ...