Some recent happenings have gotten me thinking about cops, and how we think about them. How we view law enforcement is the result of more influences than we realize. And that affects how we think about the people who get arrested. #FoolishChurch is going to push us to pay attention to the differences in our experiences and assumptions, because it's hard to love people we think are being unreasonable. Today we'll focus on cops. I hope you'll join me. I don't have a lot of first-hand experience with police officers; do you? I've never had to call them to come and deal with a situation in my … [Read more...] about What We Think of Cops
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Unlikely Christmas Caring
Over the next few days, 52 police chiefs in 52 police departments around the nation will receive an envelope from Women at the Well, a church inside the Iowa women’s prison. The envelope contains Christmas cards and a letter from me, the pastor of this amazing church. The Christmas cards are handmade. Some include hand-drawn trees and figures. Others have images and words cut out of a prior season’s cards and rearranged on a piece of construction paper, cardstock, or scrapbook paper. Most have a handwritten note. Words like “Thank you for your service,” or “My prayers are with you and your … [Read more...] about Unlikely Christmas Caring