Our Lectionary does not include Luke 9: 1-6, which depicts Jesus sending out the twelve disciples, empowering them with authority over demons, the ability to heal the sick, all as they proclaim the good news of the nearness of God’s kingdom. They are to accept hospitality where it is offered, and to move on where…

Do you remember the Black Panther Party? That’s right – Eldridge Cleaver and company. Well, they’re back. In response to the White Militia Groups, now, black militia groups are springing up and some of them are calling themselves the Black Panthers. I heard a member of one of these groups interviewed this week and he…