Category Archives: Political/Social Banter

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Apostle Paul and Racism

Posted on February 6, 2021 by Dave Lester

Listen to the audio of this sermon by doing here: http://dyingtolive.org/sermons/ Good morning Seed Church.  I’m happy to be back with you this morning and grateful to the leadership team to invite me back to speak.  Congratulations to the pastoral … Continue reading →

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Racism: A Collective and Corporate Sin

Posted on May 31, 2020 by Dave Lester

“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”  – Galatians 3:28, ESV With the horrific death of George Floyd, the modern day … Continue reading →

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Jesus and Secular Humanism: A Discourse

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Dave Lester

While coming of age in the 1990s within the realm of conservative Evangelical Christianity, I heard my fair share about the boogeyman.  No, this wasn’t the devil and his henchman although we heard about them too and they are recorded … Continue reading →

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Power Religion: The Religious Right, a year of Trump and the corruption of the Gospel

Posted on November 15, 2017 by Dave Lester

In the year of the orange-haired hellbeast, chaos and corruption reign supreme.  We are just past the annual anniversary of the election of Donald J. Trump and now have an entire calendar year to look at the mounting consequences of America’s … Continue reading →

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“Magic”

Posted on March 22, 2017 by Dave Lester

Listened to this song from the Boss this morning on my walking/ train commute to downtown Seattle: “I got a coin in your palm I can make it disappear I got a card up my sleeve Name it and I’ll … Continue reading →

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The Commercialization of Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2016 by Dave Lester

Packed and well-lit shopping malls.  Traffic jams.  Massive holiday ad campaigns.  A scorched earth debate about whether or not there is a “war on Christmas”.  The time of year has arrived again.  Santa Claus and his elves arrive in our … Continue reading →

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Potential Electoral College Madness?

Posted on December 3, 2016 by Dave Lester

For #NeverTrumpers, there is one more far-fetched and extremely improbable scenario that could deny Donald J. Trump the presidency:  a raucous rebellion within the electoral college.  Curious?  Read on. All of us have seen the headlines.  Hillary Clinton has won … Continue reading →

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