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By Jeff Gang, January 15, 2010 4:00 pm

I just finished checking out the “Lens” blog from the New York Times. Today’s post is “On Assignment: Prayers in the Dark”, revealing some of the most horrific images I’ve ever seen (If you jump to the blog, you’ve been warned). Damon Winters of the New York Times says, “I’ve never seen anything like this, and I doubt I’ll see anything like this again. The scene at the morgue today was just utterly unbelievable.”

Like many people, I’ve asked myself why God allows something like this to happen? I was ashamed of Pat Robertson’s comments this week about God cursing the Haitian people. I’m sure it only confirms for many people that a Christian God is a vengeful God, bent on causing humanity to suffer for their sins. Do you know what came to my mind as I viewed those images? Something I once read in Elie Wiesel’s book, Night, based on his time in a Nazi concentration camp.  One day he watches a young boy hanged by the Nazis.  In his head Weisel hears, “Where is He [God]? Here He is–He is hanging here on this gallows.” Continue reading 'Where is He Now?'»

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By Jeff Gang, September 17, 2009 7:02 am

The release party for Samir Selmanovic’s new book It’s Really All About God: Reflections of a Muslim, Atheist, Jewish, Christian took place last night in New York City. Samir served as a pastor with me here at CrossWalk until he returned to New York with his family in 2007 to launch Faith House Manhattan.

As Jürgen Moltmann says, “Theology begins in Testimony.” That’s definitely true with Samir. The theology born from his story will challenge many of us to rethink how we view religion in the world.  If you want to learn more about Samir and his book check out the It’s Really All About God blog. Congratulations Samir! I wish you much success.