David Henson

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. – Blessed are the poor, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. – Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not...
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  Jesus was not an innocent man. As a matter of fact, the Son of God was profoundly guilty of the crimes for which the Romans executed him. He consistently appropriated titles of divinity reserved only for Caesar to himself. During the Jewish high holy days of Passover, he rode into Jerusalem in open...
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Two men were executed last night by the state. And no one said a word about one of them. Because it wasn’t about Troy Davis. Because witnesses didn’t recant. Because the evidence was clear. Because hundreds of thousands worldwide didn’t sign a petition for him. Because it was about a white supremacist. There is...
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This Sunday, churches across America will memorialize, mourn and remember the almost 4,000 people who died tragically in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. But as these congregations understandably mark the 10th anniversary of the attacks, I would wager that a great many won’t think to mention the 25,000 people who died that day from hunger and...
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So, the rapture is coming this Saturday, at 6 p.m., in time zones, of course. It’s awfully kind of God to give us an early-warning system just in case we turn out to be the crazy people. But since rapture guru Harold Camping apparently is a skilled, confident reader of the apocalyptic signs, I thought...
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This week Patheos has been generous enough to feature a series of five Holy Week meditations I wrote (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, Easter Sunday and Bright Monday). I hope you will check them out and I hope they help you experience this week with fresh eyes. But here’s bonus track of sorts, an additional meditation on...
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If we are not quickened by King's words, then America has successfully sanitized as a civil saint this nation's most dangerous man of the late 20th century.
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And this odd rabbi flirts.
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When God strikes you on the right cheek, turn your left to God also.
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In this world, Jesus has no identity that would have been meaningful for a first-century person. He is estranged from his family, chased from his home, had his mentor murdered and had a gentile woman show him the error of his ways. This has all the makings of an identity crisis, but instead of...
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