Articles by Lee Witting
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Jesus goes to Wall Street
There is a phrase popular since the 1990s which asks, “What would Jesus do?” Its origin is from Charles Sheldon’s 1896 Christian novel “In His Steps,” which held a mirror to the faces of comfortable churchgoers who, like Dickens’ Scrooge, often ignored the sufferings of the poor and homeless. Over ...
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Easter poses the question for some: Who was Jesus, anyway?
On the road to one of the villages in the Golan Heights, Jesus asked his disciples, “Who do people say I am?” Several explanations were offered then, and different answers are being given today. Jesus’ response to the disciples holds true today, as well: “But what about you? Who do ...
A modern-day Christmas tale
’Twas a dite before Christmas, and all through the land,
The bad little children were way out of hand …
‘Hereafter’ a profound look at life after death
It’s hard to imagine a movie more perfectly suited to our day and age than “Hereafter.” It’s a story about a Near Death Experience, or NDE, to be sure, but just as importantly, it dramatizes …
What makes the Holy Book holy
Christian writers for this Voices column mirror to some extent the diversity of scriptural beliefs current in the world today.
St. Francis’ legacy lives on for all Christians
This weekend and next, my church is presenting an original play about the life of St. Francis of Assisi. Why, you may ask, would a Protestant church be celebrating the life of a Catholic saint? And …
Signs point toward End Times
A few weeks ago, my sharp-eyed wife reported spotting a topless female motorcyclist cruising down Bangor’s Main Street on a sunny afternoon.
Circles, points and lines: Spiritual reflections on time
The obituaries page of the April 15 Bangor Daily News carried a story of the death of Antony Flew, a British philosopher and atheist who late in life changed his mind and converted to belief in a Creator.
Fractious faiths share Abraham
Abraham is father to the three major monotheistic faiths, and we have to wonder what Father Abraham thinks when he looks down on the ongoing, intramural squabbling of Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Talking about faith and politics
A few columns back, I was chided by a reader for having called Rush Limbaugh a liar. This is a religion column, said my e-mailer, not a political one. But the question remains, can we separate the two? In this country, conservative politicians invoke Christian faith at rallies opposing abortion ...
Near death offers clues to afterlife
In my Voices column of Oct. 24, 2009, I wrote about a conference I had attended on near-death experience.
How much does God want us to know?
One of the burning theological questions down through the ages has been, “how much does God want us to know?”
Near-death experiences contribute life lessons
I’ve just returned from an annual conference on near-death experiences presented this year in San Diego by the International Association for Near Death Studies.
Among faithful, debates rages over key to kingdom of heaven
R egular readers of the Voices column may have noted that not all the Christian contributors are singing from the same hymnal. Some of the differences hinge on what I consider a red herring of Christian tradition — namely, the faith vs. works argument that either we are judged by ...
Time to ungoggle our eyes for a new view of the night
When I can’t sleep, I tune in to “Coast to Coast AM,” an all-night radio show that dwells on such matters as alternative universes, psychic phenomena, UFOs and the like. The same station that …
All demons, no angels in latest Hanks film
Most of us go to the movies like lambs to the slaughter. That certainly has been true for the film version of Dan Brown’s pre-“Da Vinci Code” attack on Christian faith, “Angels and Demons.” Now a warning — if you haven’t seen the movie, and want to be surprised by ...
Are we all praying to the same God?
A phrase I often hear repeated is, “Well, we are all praying to the same God, aren’t we?” I hardly ever disagree, because God alone knows the understandings of our hearts.
Visions of the end begin to fascinate
This week I watched the new movie “Knowing,” which, along with amazing special effects disasters, offers an interesting take on the relationships of family love, prophecy, and faith in the …
Trip to Ethiopia offers lessons in faith
I’ve just come back from Ethiopia, where a group of us who are students at Bangor Theological Seminary went to visit ancient churches and monasteries.
Evidence of duality’s crucial role abounds
I recently played God — the smallest role in an original play based on the Batman-Joker movie, and written by a 19-year-old for presentation at our church. I mention this because my key line was, …
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