Banned Questions About the Bible

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Contributor List, Biographies, and Suggested Resources

Favorite Quotes

Beware the illusion that you can create a system so nearly perfect

that nobody has to be good.

—unknown; sometimes attributed to Mahatma Gandhi

Life is not so much about surviving the storm as it is learning to

dance in the rain.

—Vivian Greene

Life is short; eat dessert fi rst!

—unknown

Five Things to Do to Make the World a Better Place

1. Leave your backyard. Realize that no matter how much we want it to
   be “all about me,” life has a distinctively social dimension. Get out
   “among ’em.”


2. Make an effort to become more aware of what’s going on in the world—
   but don’t get all your insight from one source. Balance Fox News with
   MSNBC; spend some time with CNN and each of the network news
   outlets. Everyone has a right to have an opinion, but opinion doesn’t
   always serve truth.


3. Reach out intentionally to build a relationship with a person from
   a generation other than yours. Build bridges. Find out why your
   grandparents like Glenn Miller (my granddaughter discovered she loves
   “In the Mood”) or why your grandkids like “metal” or “rap” without
   judging or lecturing.


4. Take on a real learning challenge. Take on something written by a biblical
   scholar or theologian (e.g., Walter Brueggemann or William Willimon).
   Attend a lecture at a seminary. Stretch your mind from a theological
   perspective.


5. Join or create a hands-on, service-oriented organization. Go on a mission
   trip. Get involved.

Contributor: José F. Morales Jr.

Personal Web site: DJ Rhema: http://www.myspace.com/rhemapresentsjose
francisco; [email protected]; [email protected]
Bio: José is currently the Associate Pastor of Iglesia del Pueblo Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ) in Hammond, Indiana (Chicago’s neighboring