would Jesus support the death penalty?

Would Jesus support the death penalty? That is the question posed by Jonathan Merritt in an article in The Atlantic in 2014. It's an interesting question, and it is reminiscent of the question, "What Would Jesus Do (WWJD)?" that was so often asked in the 1990s. Although it's pretty clear from the get-go where he stands,…

Why, God? Why?

When I was seven years old my uncle Gary traveled to Púcuro, Panama to film a video for three American New Tribes Missions families. Dave and Nancy Mankins, Rick and Patti Tenenoff, and Mark and Tania Rich were living in the tiny village near the Panama-Colombia border to teach the Kuna people there about God. This…